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Recent Examples of sculpted
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
And no one is more laide jolie, more sculpted and faultless, more wooden and sexless, than the paradoxical figure who goes by the name of Clavicular.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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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Adjective
The design and details impressed archaeologists, but the feature that caught their attention was the presence of four sculpted toads placed around the drumhead, Arkeonews explained.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
And no one is more laide jolie, more sculpted and faultless, more wooden and sexless, than the paradoxical figure who goes by the name of Clavicular.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Gibb herself sculpted and cast the statue, unveiling it in 2021.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
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In its system card for Claude Mythos, for instance, Anthropicresearchers noted that the powerful AI exhibited a strange fondness for the British cultural theorist Mark Fisher.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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To fix that, Fever removed it and replaced it with a motor from a powerful electric dirt bike.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Maryland Retail Alliance pushed hard against this bill and successfully carved out several exceptions during the legislative process.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dosunmu carved whoever Denver put in front of him.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That brisk storytelling economy is a good fit for Theron’s own terse, sinewy performance style.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The success of these titles owed much to Movistar Plus’ creation of talent relations with some of the most exciting creatives in Spain and a far more muscular investment in films and series which allowed for across-the-board production standards.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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All of this gets a steady electrical charge from Kormákur’s muscular direction, Sher’s sweeping camerawork and a no-nonsense, ominous score by Högni Egilsson.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, ridership has dropped, and now the hulking structure is seen as little more than an eyesore.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Musgraves and Lambert are two of the most important figures in country music in the 21st century, so the pairing would have been historic even without the beefy backstory.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are about as many puts trading as calls, but options traders are paying beefier premiums in upside calls, with total call premiums nearing $100M versus $50M in puts, according to data compiled by SpotGamma.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In Southern California, the brawny bees are active from February through October, the Wisconsin company said.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Offerman, once again, shows his versatility; his Jinx is both brawny and vulnerable.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Home charging may have some hefty initial startup costs, but these systems make charging your EV much more convenient opposed to relying solely on public chargers.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The media and entertainment business has been forking over hefty sums to a wide range of leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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