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adjective

Definition of sculptednext
as in powerful

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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
This adds dimension and creates a sculpted effect. — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 On their second studio album, and fifth overall, the North Carolina trio Setting tend their own field in this vast electroacoustic openness, rhythm and drone pointing further outward across five sculpted improvisations, ready for the latest of nights or the earliest of mornings. — Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026
Verb
At the Signers’ Hall exhibit in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 At the Signers' Hall exhibit in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, the Dickinson statue is placed apart in a corner, sculpted in a contemplative pose. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculpted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
  1. powerful
  2. carved
  3. sinewy
  4. muscular
  5. hulking
  6. beefy
  7. brawny
  8. hefty
Adjective
  • The twist is that she’s already attached to Reynolds (Ben Foster), who looks like a dweeb — but is, in fact, an extremely wealthy and powerful drug kingpin.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Ruemmler is the latest prominent figure called before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers investigate the network of powerful people connected with Epstein.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of powerful
Verb
  • With the field now set and the Round of 16 beginning Sunday, three of the 16 teams have carved their path through Kansas City.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • But Swift will want that right carved out in her prenuptial agreement to avoid potential heartache, according to multiple family attorneys.
    — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of carved
Adjective
  • The swimmers looked like swimmers—sinewy and long, with huge hands and feet.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • At the center of it all is Brent Charles’ sinewy Caius Martius Coriolanus, who runs through the play like a human scythe.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of sinewy
Adjective
  • The sport also includes jumping and physical loading that benefits bone density and muscular strength.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • Lagree’s Megaformer, introduced in the early 2000s, has two sliding platforms and was built for higher-intensity work that develops muscular endurance.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of muscular
Adjective
  • In the first room, a hulking pair of Nazi overboots, used by German infantry to guard against frigid Russian winters during World War II, serves as the centerpiece of a display on the symbolism of footwear.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Haaland — blond and hulking — plays like a true Viking raiding the shores of Yorkshire.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Definition of hulking
Adjective
  • Those beefy Parisian security boys seem ready for anything, including the heat, non?
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The service offers a beefy selection of email templates and a host of autoresponders.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
Definition of beefy
Adjective
  • The comparison suggests Mexican winemaking is a monolith and that its offerings mimic Napa’s brawny fruit-forward wines—two deeply misguided assumptions.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Some might make the case that 2005’s brawny alien apocalypse action thriller War of the Worlds fits the bill.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Definition of brawny
Adjective
  • The sweeping set of regulations from Brussels requires tech platforms to protect internet users under threat of hefty fines.
    — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sharing the hefty sum Taylor Swift paid the city for her Madison Square Garden wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this month.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of hefty

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