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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
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
  • India relies heavily on foreign AI models and computing hardware, which makes its AI ambitions vulnerable to export control directives of other countries.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026
  • McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
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  • 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
  • Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • West Virginia issues a single-family dwelling specialty license that carves residential electrical work out of the full journeyman credential.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of carves

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