as in carving
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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Another fun and unusual offering here is gourd art ($109), which is much more elaborate than carving a pumpkin.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026 -
Given her schedule, carving out time for speeches, may take some scheduling.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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That was always in the back of my mind, as was Pierre Schaeffer with musique concrète, and that wonderful fluid way of making music with splicing tape and sculpting music from sound.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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It’s prized for sculpting a high-definition lip that holds up under the harshest red-carpet lighting.—
Micaela English,
Glamour,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Sculpturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpturing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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