as in carved
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material
the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble
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Recent Examples of sculpted
Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 4 July 2025
Designs begin not with a sketch but with a sculpted model, hand-carved and constructed from wood, leather, and antlers.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
The eclectic display of sculpted spaceships and towers is now maintained by a local art gallery.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
The sculpted gardens and monastery, where monks still pray, sit across the lagoon from the famous Piazza San Marco and would provide an intimate setting ideal for a dinner.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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Verb
The gown flew across the Atlantic four times Since Mister Pearl exclusively works out of England, Victoria’s dress — specifically its sculpted bodice — had to fly back and forth between New York City and London.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 4 July 2025
Designs begin not with a sketch but with a sculpted model, hand-carved and constructed from wood, leather, and antlers.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
The eclectic display of sculpted spaceships and towers is now maintained by a local art gallery.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
The sculpted gardens and monastery, where monks still pray, sit across the lagoon from the famous Piazza San Marco and would provide an intimate setting ideal for a dinner.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Verb
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The room’s layered materiality starts with ultra-plush wool carpeting carved into a unique rose-petal pattern, and a curved metal-and-fabric screen backs the bed and nightstands, dampening noise and creating a comforting space.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
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My 13-year, 24/7 care-giving duties to my late father, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, carved out a special place in my heart for our aging population.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, aboard the spacecraft will be twin NASA satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem while studying how the sun's powerful activity can disrupt our planet's magnetosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Multimodal Integration: Bridging Vision And Language Integrating vision with natural language understanding has led to powerful multimodal models that reason across modalities.—
Rahul Gudise,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The infected familiar from the original virus strain are now sinewy figures wandering the land, feral and naked, their clothes having disintegrated long ago.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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In the years since, many of the faces of the original have died, including Barker, Weathers, Frances Bay, the hulking Richard Kiel and Joe Flaherty, who played the heckler.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Ben came back from their fateful space flight permanently transformed into a hulking rock monster, which hinders him from expressing his romantic feelings toward Rachel Rozman (Natasha Lyonne), a friendly teacher from his old neighborhood.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Outside the venue, fans spotted an art installation featuring a muscular figure enclosed in a clear box — seemingly a nod to the upcoming album’s cover art.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 July 2025
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The killings began just days after Thomas Barrack, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Syria (and the U.S. ambassador to Turkey) laid out a muscular vision for a centralized Syria.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The pockets vary in size, some being small enough for a little flash drive and others large enough to fit the beefiest of portable chargers.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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While waves were beefy and allowed for plenty of surf excitement throughout the event, the swell picked up even more for the finals day on Saturday, with sets upward of 8 feet, even larger as the swell filled in throughout the day.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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By Emily Saladino and Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors June 18, 2025 The best steak salad recipes transform seemingly disparate elements—crisp greens, brawny beef—into cohesive, craveable dishes.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The brawny Yankees lead the American League in runs scored, with 135 more than the Royals, and are pacing the majors in home runs, with 108 — more than double the MLB-low 46 mustered by the Royals.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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Hasbro did take a hefty $1 billion write down on its consumer products business in part as retailers pushed holiday orders until later in the year given general economic uncertainty.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 July 2025
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Since his reign as the original Black Sabbath member, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has left behind a plethora of hefty tunes that will rock on for eternity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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