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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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Viewed as a possible 2028 presidential contender, Murphy has carved out a position as a foreign policy leader and champion of aggressive executive branch oversight.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Its centerpiece was an enormous round stone, which had been carved to look like an Aztec-style skull.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

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His case — and, importantly, his face — were featured earlier this year at San Diego Comic-Con International, where attendees watched as forensic artist Joe Mullins sculpted a plaster reconstruction of the youth’s face.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Bushes and shrubs are sculpted and arranged vegetation with individual leaves clearly placed, no longer polygonal painted with plant patterns.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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