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Some of the galaxy's most spectacular stellar nurseries resemble giant cosmic wagon wheels, with spoke-like structures that scientists say were sculpted by shockwaves from stellar explosions and powerful stellar winds.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
This special high-jewelry cable piece, though, is sculpted rather than formed from twisted wires to achieve the look, since the bracelet required a more solid yet fluid surface for diamond setting.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The bull, with a 7½-foot horn span, was sculpted by Johnny Pate and painted by local artists in 2001 as part of the citywide BulLovArts project.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
This special high-jewelry cable piece, though, is sculpted rather than formed from twisted wires to achieve the look, since the bracelet required a more solid yet fluid surface for diamond setting.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Over the course of three weeks and nearly 150 hours, Mike Elder carefully crafted his honeybee sculpture, welding on antennas and legs, sculpting the yellow and black-striped body from foam and precisely designing its intricate wings.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
The bull, with a 7½-foot horn span, was sculpted by Johnny Pate and painted by local artists in 2001 as part of the citywide BulLovArts project.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpt
carve
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These formations were later carved into cave dwellings, frescoed churches, and even underground cities.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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At Camino del Molino (CMOL) in Spain, over 1,300 individuals were laid to rest, 5,000 years ago, because respiratory disease had become widespread, killing a significant number of individuals, who had been laid to rest in this circular gravesite carved into rock.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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“Sculpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpt. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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