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noun

plural of sculpture
as in carvings

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sculpture
as in sculpts
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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Recent Examples of sculptures
Noun
The two sculptures were formally transferred to the Kingdom of Cambodia at a ceremony yesterday, along with a third sandstone sculpture depicting the head of the Hindu deity Harihara. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026 Sponsored by New England Chevy Dealers With over 100 sculptures woven into the mountainside, the Andres Institute of Art is New England's largest outdoor sculpture park. — Rachel Holt, CBS News, 24 May 2026 Snap a photo with Lakenenland sculptures near Marquette Take a break on your UP trip to wander among the metal art sculptures of Lakenenland, a 24-hour sculpture park nestled in the woods 15 minutes' east of Marquette along M-28. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
That site is temporarily closed, and many of the items—pedestals and furniture, photographs and tools—are coming from Paris for this show, giving Brancusi’s cool, abstract sculptures a rich, human context. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026 Semi-wild pigs snuffle beneath the huge granite boulders, solid and immutable as Henry Moore sculptures, that define this otherworldly landscape. — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculptures
  1. models
  2. sculpts
  3. carves
Noun
  • Faisal Bashir | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China's artificial intelligence models may be enjoying rapid adoption but that isn't yet translating into revenue, raising questions about company valuations.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Higher-dimensional spheres serve as excellent models for things that exist in our daily lives.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of models
Verb
  • But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
  • There’s even more of Kate Hudson’s Oscars makeup to uncover below, including a clear eyebrow gel that keeps your brows in place all day and a liquid contour that subtly sculpts your face.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Definition of sculpts
Verb
  • Swapping dirty fingernails for loose shotgun shells, Abrams carves Bryan from the same gnarled sense of desperation — but gives the character’s spirit a kinder shade overall.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • James, a long-haul trucker of the human spirit, carves that notion into his novel’s chest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of carves

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