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Recent Examples of sculpted
Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Naturalizer’s Zyra comes equipped with a treaded outsole for grip on even the slickest of city streets, not to mention a sculpted insole that treats feet right (finally).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Her 2023 Soul Train Awards style paired waist-long wand curls with a red manicure and sculpted black gown.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The sun across the top is visible in the sculpted detail.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Naturalizer’s Zyra comes equipped with a treaded outsole for grip on even the slickest of city streets, not to mention a sculpted insole that treats feet right (finally).
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Instax Mini is almost identical to the Mini 12, though its plastic body is slightly less rounded and slightly more sculpted.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Her 2023 Soul Train Awards style paired waist-long wand curls with a red manicure and sculpted black gown.
—Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in the void of space, even the tiny kick of a photon becomes a powerful engine.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The brewing dispute centers on the 40-home Hidden Valley Ranch development currently being carved into a series of hillsides on Poway’s northern end near the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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He was supposed to be a legend carved in marble.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Alongside their sinewy body form, the ancestors of seagrass carried with them from dry land two useful features that no sea creature possessed.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Under spirited sprints around the Algarve region’s sinewy mountain roads, the range depletion wasn’t terrible, losing about 20 or 25 percent after 90 miles of pushing.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Oregon’s muscular Kenyon Sadiq is the top tight end prospect by a wide margin.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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The city chose a more muscular solution, raising the park and lifting the river’s edge to form a wall intended to hold back sixteen feet of surge.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The forward is unlikely to grow into a hulking frame.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now my daddy and my dog, a lovable hulking Rottweiler barely out of puppyhood, were gone.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The lack of marbling, fat, and bone diminishes the beefy taste of these cuts.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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But Dodge desperately needs a proper high-volume SUV; that aging midsize can’t carry the brand on its (admittedly beefy) shoulders forever.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With tribe immunity at a premium in these early episodes, the targets may well be the players known as brainy schemers rather than brawny athletes.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Gone are the days of a brawny construction worker or brainy engineer stepping up to build a sturdy shelter, winning the admiration (or the loathing) of their new tribemates.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lastly, a hefty $1,515 in monthly HOA fees provides residents with amenities ranging from 24-hour security to private parks, walking paths, and a clubhouse with tennis and pickleball courts.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
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Hinduja's hefty two billion dollar restoration investment, over eight years, has included a 25-meter downward excavation to create the wellness levels of the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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