sculptured

verb

past tense of sculpture
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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  1. carved
  2. sculpted
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  • The researchers placed the receiver beneath the wing of a stationary drone and carved air channels through the wing to improve cooling even more.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than filling every square foot with washing machines, the pair intentionally carved out space for communal seating, work tables and customers who might linger long after their laundry was done.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of carved
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  • It is created by extremely hot plasma — highly energized, ionized gas — that's trapped and sculpted by the sun's magnetic field.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Those beautiful cities are sculpted out of brick and stone, and connected by monumental asphalt avenues which absorb the heat, and hold onto it at night.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sculpted
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