as in carved
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material
the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice
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Authorities also launched a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carved out emergency lanes on main roads and closed the 14th and 16th Street parking lots in an effort to maintain order.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
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This site, the former capital of the Cherokee Nation, sits in a green valley carved by the confluence of Georgia's Coosawattee and Conasauga rivers.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Gibb herself sculpted and cast the statue, unveiling it in 2021.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines?—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Sculptured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculptured. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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