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Recent Examples of sculpted
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Kudos to Gosling, though, for making the skinny-suit-wearing womanizer Jacob more than just an exceptionally sculpted torso.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
And Foundry, the album, feels equally elemental, elegantly sculpted from human voice, strings, and synths.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Parsley works well integrated into flower beds, containers, and window boxes as their sculpted foliage adds texture to plantings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Kudos to Gosling, though, for making the skinny-suit-wearing womanizer Jacob more than just an exceptionally sculpted torso.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Designed by the label’s then creative director, Olivier Rousteing, the unorthodox gown was sculpted based on a cast of Tyla’s body, then created out of three different colors of sand mixed with micro-crystal studs, providing extra sparkle down to the tip of her mermaid train.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
And Foundry, the album, feels equally elemental, elegantly sculpted from human voice, strings, and synths.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
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Any changes to the policy will probably draw strong challenges from within the LAPD and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the powerful union that represents the city’s rank-and-file officers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Yet the world’s most powerful economy’s been dragged down by nonstop layoffs.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
Verb
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All of the buildings have these facades that are intricately carved in Baroque and Rococo designs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
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Brilliant knots of newborn stars, dark rivers of dust and glowing cavities carved by stellar winds combine to create a vivid portrait of galaxies in constant motion.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That brisk storytelling economy is a good fit for Theron’s own terse, sinewy performance style.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The largest rodents in North America, beavers are muscular animals that can get heavier than 60 pounds at maturity.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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There are systemic diseases which are now being addressed, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and there are approvals now for [gene therapies for] spinal muscular atrophy and some forms of hemophilia.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The hulking right-hander regularly throws four other pitches, including a sweeper and a curveball that have been effective putaway weapons this year.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Chonkers became a viral star at Pier 39 Chonkers first captured widespread attention this spring after videos of the hulking Steller sea lion lounging among much smaller California sea lions at Pier 39 spread across social media.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Musgraves and Lambert are two of the most important figures in country music in the 21st century, so the pairing would have been historic even without the beefy backstory.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are about as many puts trading as calls, but options traders are paying beefier premiums in upside calls, with total call premiums nearing $100M versus $50M in puts, according to data compiled by SpotGamma.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Roger Sweet, the toymaker who designed the brawny superhero He-Man, has died.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Southern California, the brawny bees are active from February through October, the Wisconsin company said.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Mushrooms muscle in for beef in a potent faux Bolognese; the hefty hempseed burger, crispy without and juicy within, is too tall to fit your mouth; and every piece of lettuce is flawless.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The hefty, homemade chocolate chip cookies cost $3 apiece, or two for $5.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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