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Recent Examples of watercolor
Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona.
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Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The watercolor bleed is brilliant.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead, buy her the miniature version, a plush scarf in watercolor-like color palettes to keep her warm all season long.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Flowers, too, are reemerging once again (yes, florals for spring), but with a few modern touches like abstract petals, dreamy watercolor washes, and multidimensional accents.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The watercolor bleed is brilliant.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Instead, buy her the miniature version, a plush scarf in watercolor-like color palettes to keep her warm all season long.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Flowers, too, are reemerging once again (yes, florals for spring), but with a few modern touches like abstract petals, dreamy watercolor washes, and multidimensional accents.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watercolor
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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While porcelain is very durable and handles baking soda well, Murphy notes that acrylic and fiberglass scratch easily.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Like many soft toys, the creatures developed by a manufacturer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are made with polyester and acrylic, synthetic fibers derived from petroleum.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Falling somewhere between a fresh pastel and a polished neutral, the hue brings a sense of lightness without sacrificing sophistication.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
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The pale blue-violet hue is also a perfect pastel for spring.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, fashion illustrator Talia Zoref was on hand and busy creating aquarelle sketches for guests to take home.—
Camila Hennessy,
Vogue,
5 July 2017
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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watercolor. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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