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verb

past tense of sculpt
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
Adjective
The sculpted forms of ONDA transform matter into movement, giving life to a collection where light and spatial perception become an integral part of the design. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025 The weapon’s thin handle is decorated with sculpted rings. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Across the lobby, a stone fireplace featured a sculpted image of the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele inset in the rock. Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025 The sterling silver pendant features a sculpted paw print glistening with alluring enhanced black diamonds. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sculpted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
  • Led by 28-year olds Frederic Boesel and Jonas Muller—along with their over 30 cofounders—the company is positioning itself to be a big mover in AI, making the base models underpinning powerful image generation widely accessible.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The formula combines powerful but gentle ingredients like tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and niacinamide to tackle dark spots, acne scars, and uneven tone.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Some still have their lids, or stoppers, while others have carved designs and some flecks of light blue paint.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Think Zaha Hadid, known for her futuristic, sinewy forms that seem to defy structural logic (see, for example, the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan).
    Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
  • One longs for the sinewy action of a Transformers flick, or the imaginative gravity of something like the first Pacific Rim.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • New satellite imagery has revealed for the first time a hulking steel rig in the Yellow Sea between China and South Korea that has inflamed tensions between the two nations.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The hulking and sprawling steel mill dominates the small city of 50,000 situated between Dayton and Cincinnati.
    Kevin Williams, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The muscular gizzard contains grit pecked up from the chicken’s ground feeding, which is used to crush up the chicken’s food.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The lack of a muscular public reaction to the AP being under fire from the Trump team has also exposed divisions in the WHCA.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In retrospect, the 2015 title feels like a precursor to Breath of the Wild, with its sprawling open world design and technological wizardry that allowed an underpowered console to swing big with a game whose size was comparable to those running on beefier hardware.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Lobel’s The red meat destination in section 134 is adding a beefy new option in 2025.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • With teammate Mikal Bridges tagging smaller facilitators, Anunoby takes the brawnier ones.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The 331-mile trail in Kiso Valley provides respite with its brawny cedar and cypress trees but also serves a functional purpose.
    Haley Harrison, AFAR Media, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • He’s been playing on a bargain salary of $4.75 million and is due to receive a hefty raise.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • These numbers, however, dropped in 2024, as the two states face higher home prices, hefty property taxes, and climbing homeowners' insurance premiums.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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