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Recent Examples of finger painting
To celebrate the occasion, his parents treated him to a banana oatmeal cake and finger painting.
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Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
According to Phillips, finger painting promotes fine motor development.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Each theme entry combines a color and a word related to fingers to create a term that is not actually related to finger painting: WHITE KNUCKLE, BLUE PRINTS and GREEN THUMB.
—New York Times, 10 July 2022
Watching pickleball or padel--surely available for the determined on ESPN2 or one of its offshoot channels, or if all else fails, on YouTube--then taking in an actual professional tennis match is like comparing finger painting to Picasso, the NBA's three-point shooting contest to a Finals Game 7.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
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Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
According to Phillips, finger painting promotes fine motor development.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Each theme entry combines a color and a word related to fingers to create a term that is not actually related to finger painting: WHITE KNUCKLE, BLUE PRINTS and GREEN THUMB.
—New York Times, 10 July 2022
Watching pickleball or padel--surely available for the determined on ESPN2 or one of its offshoot channels, or if all else fails, on YouTube--then taking in an actual professional tennis match is like comparing finger painting to Picasso, the NBA's three-point shooting contest to a Finals Game 7.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger painting
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the unique, watercolor dog icons set this stationery apart from the pack.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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The wood has been covered in watercolors, with sketches of the birds on top.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, Good Burger was based on a sketch the comedy duo did on the kid network's All That.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Musk also took aim at the long-running NBC sketch comedy show.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Amazon’s fashion section is packed with versatile spring maxi dresses, including breezy styles with gorgeous florals, timeless silhouettes, dramatic sleeves, and tiered skirts.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The best dressed stars of the week were those who slipped into colorful and lightweight silhouettes that are stylishly ready for warmer weather.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her 60-pound etching press made the trip across the Southwest with her and her new husband.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mysterious etchings at what appears to be a Los Angeles rail yard have captured the attention of internet sleuths.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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This on-device encoder compresses input signals (video and audio) into a much smaller latent representation.—
Wei Duan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those rights include free speech, peaceful protest and criticism of the government, assembly, religious freedom, equal protection under the law, due process, legal representation, privacy, among others.—
Nisha Whitehead,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20painting. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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