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Recent Examples of sculpture
Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The expansive lobby impresses with a resplendent illuminated glass sculpture, a coffee bar, a lobby bar, and an on-site restaurant, Cavalier.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 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
The remaining artists — Pedro Pablo Bacallao, Isaac Crespo, Daldo Marte and Martha Iris Pérez — work across drawing, collage, sculpture and installation.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
The expansive lobby impresses with a resplendent illuminated glass sculpture, a coffee bar, a lobby bar, and an on-site restaurant, Cavalier.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 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 workshop will teach you the basics of spoon carving using traditional Japanese tools.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Each desk has an ornate carving of an inlaid diamond on the front.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, a pair of bronze bison stands on permanent display in Humboldt Park, created for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition by Edward Kemeys (who also sculpted the lions outside the Art Institute).—
Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Featured in a gallery of portraits by the Italian photographer Giampaolo Sgura, the collection’s clean lines and sculpted volumes took center stage.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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For now, iSales is a 50-person team mostly based in Shanghai’s Pudong district, where Pan said the startup gets free office space courtesy of the local government, along with subsidies to use Chinese AI models.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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But some of those feelings are shared by many within the building, after OpenAI struck a deal with the Pentagon on Friday to use its AI models in classified systems.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Constructing his earliest works from castoff two-by-fours, Mosley soon progressed to carving small figures and from there to using a chisel and gauge to shape larger abstract forms from fallen logs of hickory, cherry, and sycamore discarded by the city’s parks department.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Mar. 2026
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Colorado lawmakers are considering whether to carve a new path out of prison for some inmates who have served at least two decades behind bars.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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