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sculpts

verb

present tense third-person singular of sculpt

as in carves

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 sculpts Brush through clean brows, and the gel sculpts each hair into place, offering an elevated, laminated appearance that lasts hours. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025 Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026 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 There’s even more of Kate Hudson’s Oscars makeup to uncover below, including a clear eyebrow gel that keeps your brows in place all day and a liquid contour that subtly sculpts your face. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 For deeper skin tones, Samo Spritzer offers a muted rosy mauve that sculpts without dulling the skin, while Feliz Fresca delivers high-impact pink pigment that stays saturated all day. — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025 But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026

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carves

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Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
West Virginia issues a single-family dwelling specialty license that carves residential electrical work out of the full journeyman credential.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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