1
: of, relating to, or resembling a wall
2
: applied to and made integral with a wall or ceiling surface
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Installation will begin in a couple of weeks, followed by a mural installation later in the summer.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
Then, later that night, another artist staged a surprise stunt there: Banksy, whose is better known for murals and graffiti-like works that have appeared on city street.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2024
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Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since 2013 after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Installation will begin in a couple of weeks, followed by a mural installation later in the summer.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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And the art community is expanding more and more into Detroit neighborhoods with murals, sculptures, storefront galleries and more, all the time.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
Then, later that night, another artist staged a surprise stunt there: Banksy, whose is better known for murals and graffiti-like works that have appeared on city street.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2024
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mural
1 of 2 adjective
mu·ral
ˈmyu̇r-əl 
1
: of or relating to a wall
2
: applied to and made part of a wall surface
a mural painting
mural
2 of 2 noun
: a mural work of art
Medical Definition
mural
adjective
mu·ral
ˈmyu̇r-əl
: attached to and limited to a wall or a cavity
a mural thrombus
mural abscesses
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