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Recent Examples of sculpture
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
As a visual artist and recipient of the Harvard University Arts Medal, her mixed-media paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the National Museum of Singapore, the Napa Valley Museum, and the New York Studio School.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 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
Eventually, just like a real pencil, the sculpture will be just a nub with an eraser—and both the Higgins family and Ingvoldstad are okay with that.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
As a visual artist and recipient of the Harvard University Arts Medal, her mixed-media paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the National Museum of Singapore, the Napa Valley Museum, and the New York Studio School.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 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
Noun
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Madison Johnson was shot multiple times and had been stabbed in the head with a carving fork, prosecutors said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2025
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The place where Dante cast endless sinners, upside down in hellholes of their own carving, or in the tangled forest of suicides, or with the fratricides in the ninth circle, all of them eternally condemned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Strategically ventilated and sculpted for compression in the right places, it’s designed to help Kipyegon conserve energy at 15 mph over four punishing laps.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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It is made with breathable fabric that smooths and sculpts the tummy, waist, thighs and buttocks.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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In the cerebral artery flow model in the lab, Heit says, the milli-spinner was 100% effective at removing clots in more than 500 attempts.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Given the affordable housing crisis, Vienna’s social housing model has been given enormous media exposure and has been studied by numerous advocacy groups with mixed views.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Speaking of dunk contests, the No. 87 overall pick, 5-foot-7 Spud Webb, won that 1986 event and carved out a role in the NBA over a 12-year career despite his stature.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2025
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Banda went on a walk in the area, rough terrain carved with steep cliffs and covered with thick forest, and nearly lost her life with a misstep that dropped her hundreds of feet and out of reach for days.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Sculpture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpture. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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