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Recent Examples of sculptsBut, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
19 May 2026 There’s even more of Kate Hudson’s Oscars makeup to uncover below, including a clear eyebrow gel that keeps your brows in place all day and a liquid contour that subtly sculpts your face.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026 Indeed, in star-forming regions such as the Trifid, the radiation sculpts the nebulosity in a way that is somewhat analogous to how wind sculpts rocks in the desert.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026 There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026 For deeper skin tones, Samo Spritzer offers a muted rosy mauve that sculpts without dulling the skin, while Feliz Fresca delivers high-impact pink pigment that stays saturated all day.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025 Brush through clean brows, and the gel sculpts each hair into place, offering an elevated, laminated appearance that lasts hours.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpts
carves
Verb
The creek that cuts through the park carves a canyon, offering hundreds of short and steep pitches for rock climbing.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
19 July 2026
Lobel’s, a six-generation NYC butcher shop, hand-carves USDA Prime steak sandwiches and serves pastrami fries.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 July 2026