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Recent Examples of sculpture
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The Goldwell Open Air Museum, next to the skeletal buildings of Rhyolite Ghost Town, is a large-scale sculpture installation created by a group of Belgian artists that’s complete with ghostly figures wearing white cloaks.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 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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Noun
Ghosts, spirits and Newfields' Three Graces sculpture will all be part of a rollicking projection mapped on the side of Mischief Manor, also known as Lilly House.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
The Goldwell Open Air Museum, next to the skeletal buildings of Rhyolite Ghost Town, is a large-scale sculpture installation created by a group of Belgian artists that’s complete with ghostly figures wearing white cloaks.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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 buffet includes a meat carving station along with an array of holiday classic dishes including mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, and more.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Noticing her artistic talent, Minard had offered to teach her Tlingit metal carving.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And, the latest news out of SKIMS’ HQ is even more pleasantly surprising than merkins and sculpting face wraps.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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Here, a vast expanse of rolling white dunes embraces thousands of shimmering turquoise and emerald freshwater lagoons, sculpted by seasonal rains.—
Lily Bunker,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Many existing models still rely on empirical methods developed several decades ago.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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It's filled with classic cozy autumn activities like carving pumpkins and bobbing for apples.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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But for other press outlets — ones that, like Stuckmann, carved out an identity in the digital space and that regularly cover horror — more actively praised the effort.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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