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Recent Examples of sculpture
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Contours on the Air Max 1000 follow that of the Air Max 1, the most prominent being the mudguard shape, and Nike refers to the younger sneaker as a wearable sculpture.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Peter Lyon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Modeling in clay was a way to process the paintings and sculpture the young man was discovering in the art metropolis of the Western world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
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Noun
Behind it was Constantin Brâncuși’s breakthrough sculpture, Danaïde.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
Contours on the Air Max 1000 follow that of the Air Max 1, the most prominent being the mudguard shape, and Nike refers to the younger sneaker as a wearable sculpture.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
Co-developed with NISMO, Nissan’s in-house racing and customizing arm, the Hyper-Force’s carbon-fiber body is sculptured like a fighter jet with the sole purpose of going as fast as possible.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Modeling in clay was a way to process the paintings and sculpture the young man was discovering in the art metropolis of the Western world.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpture
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The Rim in the Waterside shops will offer its holiday buffet featuring a ham and tri-tip beef carving station.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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The buffet includes crab Benedict, lobster tails, oysters, made-to-order omelets and crepes, a meat carving station, several traditional breakfast items and a dessert bar.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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It’s prized for sculpting a high-definition lip that holds up under the harshest red-carpet lighting.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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For four of these systems, the observations were sensitive enough to allow the astronomers to measure the masses of the component stars from first principles, independent of any guidance from theoretical models.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The French luxury house is carving out new territory with a skeleton model for its H08 collection.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 May 2026
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Most of these caves were carved out during the medieval era.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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