Monet

American  

[moh-nay, maw-ne] / moʊˈneɪ, mɔˈnɛ /

noun

1. Claude 1840–1926, French painter.

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Monet British  

/ mɔnɛ /

noun

1. Claude (klod). 1840–1926, French landscape painter; the leading exponent of impressionism. His interest in the effect of light on colour led him to paint series of pictures of the same subject at different times of day. These include Haystacks (1889–93), Rouen Cathedral (1892–94), the Thames (1899–1904), and Water Lilies (1899–1906)

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Monet

At the Claude Monet school in southern Paris, 53-year-old Anya was looking for her son.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s also a refreshing narrative. It’s, like, oh, you walk into somebody’s house, ‘Wow, that’s a nice Monet.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a Monet or a Chevrolet at a police department—it’s just property.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It turned out that a large part of the hospital’s staff had had direct contact with either Monet or Musoke or with blood samples and fluids that came from the two patients.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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