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verb

past tense of sculpt
as in carved
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble

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Recent Examples of sculpted
Adjective
She’s known for intraoral massage, which delivers tension release and a sculpted jawline. Yasmin Gagné, Curbed, 5 July 2024 Eyes peered out from behind the trees, and visitors soon spotted sculpted wildlife such as elephants, dragons and giant turtles. Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024 Makeup artist Diana Shin gave Kardashian a dewy glow and soft, light brown shadow, plus precisely sculpted, arched brows and a satiny nude lip. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024 Pitt’s sculpted physique remains a fitness ideal, and his virile performance is worshiped by pickup artists and incels. Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sculpted 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpted
Adjective
  • Other highlights include a powerful camera that can detect faces and up to 10 hours of battery life, so a forgotten charger won’t ruin your plans.
    Sarah Felbin, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
  • As a smooth surface without crevices or grout, wallpaper is an easy-to-live-with finish that still delivers a powerful visual punch.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • For the mother of one, the piano, with the faces of their ancestors carved into it, is their family legacy.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Hurricane Helene carved a path of devastation across the southeast, leaving over 220 dead across six states.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • But the truth is that Neeson, with his towering presence and sinewy resolve, is always better than the movies themselves.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Nicknamed the Blood Wyrm for his color, sinewy build, and taste for violence, Caraxes is significantly younger and smaller than his counterpart.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 July 2024
Adjective
  • All the atoms of the bar will act together as one quantum system, akin to one hulking atom.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The hulking 29-year-old center was born in Tampere and is a two-time winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Jaguars, with their blocky, muscular frames, likely would not fit through the same opening as a mountain lion.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
  • One such boy was Abdul Aziz, who has muscular atrophy in his legs so moves around using his arms.
    Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The tender, beefy flat iron is my go-to at the counter-service restaurant that also makes one of the city’s best burgers.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Running, meanwhile, damages big, brawny leg muscles, and saps those muscles of the power required to push the pedals of a bicycle.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
  • That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Plus, the previous rush to other popular states boosted the cost-of-living in those locales, lightly muting the Golden State’s hefty affordability challenges.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024

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“Sculpted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sculpted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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