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Recent Examples of sculpture
Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
To showcase the inspiration for its inception, as with many colors in the palette for Celestiq, a sculpture was made.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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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Verb
All, except the rocket ship sculpture, have since been completed.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
To showcase the inspiration for its inception, as with many colors in the palette for Celestiq, a sculpture was made.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Verb
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Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Such a shape matches predictions of how a giant planet’s gravity could sculpt nearby material, and simulations suggest the pattern could survive for over 440 million years, the Fomalhaut system’s current age.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Moraes developed computer models to simulate draping a sheet on both a 3D human form and a bas-relief carving to test which version most closely matched the figure preserved in the shroud.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Enterprise sculpture display merges the futuristic inspirations of 'Star Trek' with the age-old tradition of pumpkin carving.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The occupiers tore down fences, carved new roads on the reserve and posted armed guards during their 41-day occupation, former Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker wrote at the time.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pack sunscreen and extra drinking water, and stop by the visitor center to learn more about the Indigenous peoples who once carved a living out of this desert environment.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Dreamliner is 25% more fuel-efficient than older models due to lighter construction and advanced engines.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hence, clubs are turning to the player-trading model long pioneered, and more recently supercharged, by Chelsea.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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