sculpt

Definition of sculptnext
as in to carve
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 sculpt There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms. Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 Brecher's image reveals the 30-light-year-wide emission nebula NGC 2359, whose bubble-like form was sculpted by the stellar wind blasting out from the colossal Wolf-Rayet star at its heart. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026 And for something more manual, The Skinny Confidential’s Le Spoon brings a gua sha–like approach to the body, designed to sculpt and massage the torso. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026 Mediums offered this year are oil painting, drawing, sculpting and custom skateboard designing. Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculpt
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carve
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  • The brewing dispute centers on the 40-home Hidden Valley Ranch development currently being carved into a series of hillsides on Poway’s northern end near the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Sculpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpt. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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