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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
Roth explains that this is the second iteration of his sculpted shadow, as the first was too heavy to wear. Max Berlinger, Vogue, 4 May 2026 That effect is achieved via its sculpted superstructure, which is done up in aerodynamic lines and shapes for that constantly in-motion look. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
That pair had a softly rounded front and sculpted kitten heel, while Saturday’s shoes were cleaner and slightly more elongated. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026 There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons. Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sculpted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
  • Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The brothers bonded over the game, but in his work, Grant so frequently provided a microphone for the voices a powerful organization would rather hush.
    Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • But that one course, Sugarloaf Golf Club, is also one of the few publics in the Northeast to have made Golf Digest’s Top 100, a Robert Trent Jones II classic with drop dead views on nearly every hole, carved from a gorgeous wilderness teeming with moose and other wildlife.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Expanding on sounds pioneered by his Memphis predecessors, such as Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG, Tay Keith carved his own lane.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 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, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Thick foam from the building’s insulation floated by on streams that leaked from the hulking shell, which firefighters have been drenching for days since the fire erupted on the roof the afternoon of June 17.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • And he was jacked, a hulking man who was not afraid to drop-kick a kid who was part of a gang of evildoers.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • The service offers a beefy selection of email templates and a host of autoresponders.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Powered by a beefy V8 producing up to 430 horsepower, these Corvettes remain shockingly fast even by modern standards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
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
Adjective
  • There are three pretty hefty action scenes there, and each one of those had a night to shoot.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
  • Lodging at ski resorts is also off-season in summer, meaning sometimes hefty discounts versus many non-ski golf resorts where summer is high season.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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