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sculpt

[skuhlpt] / skʌlpt /










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The doll featured a new Barbie face sculpt with a closed mouth instead of a big toothy smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Murdochs declined to participate, but decades’ worth of archival footage gives Garbus plenty to sculpt.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026

The manosphere’s sobriety is robed in strength and self-actualization, no different than the sleep routine, supplements, and squats that will sculpt the best version of you.

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026

"This discovery reveals the complexity of the physical processes that sculpt exoplanetary atmospheres and their interaction with their stellar environment. We are only beginning to discover the true complexity of these worlds."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026

While she wrote, the others leaned in, watching her sculpt the letters, each one a shivering architecture of dashes and curves.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Dave’s brothers, James and Tom Franco, paint, and Tom also sculpts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Craning her neck into elegant lines, she sculpts herself into the rendering she wants.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

These features are constantly being reshaped as energetic starlight pushes and sculpts the surrounding material.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025

The stars spit up protons and neutrons, shaping surrounding dust and other material, not unlike how wind on Earth sculpts our clouds.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

And Michelangelo, he say he sculpts with his brains, not his eyes.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

A library of radically changed visages, sliced and sculpted to fit the funhouse-mirror beauty standards set by a handful of influential men.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Munich's Allianz Arena is sculpted by thousands of diamond-shaped inflatable cushions, while Sydney's similarly named Allianz Stadium has a flatter facade smoothed with long bronze fins.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

“Every detail, from the custom Vintage Rose hue to the hand-draped silk chiffon, delicate lacework and sculpted corsetry, was created to reflect her effortless spirit while celebrating the artistry of couture.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Category-A listed statue of the duke on his favourite horse, Copenhagen, was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844 in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

St. Gaudens, tall and lean and wearing a goatee, sat in a corner very still, like a figure sculpted from wax.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

As he spent hours sculpting large, foam trees for the group, he says he fell in love.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Promoted as sculpting devices, they've built a reputation for lifting and contouring but Aiza says they "do not permanently tighten skin, change skin structure, or remove fat".

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

"The hardest thing was sculpting his hair. Holy shmoly! Oi yoi yoi!" he exclaims.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

When the Pratts recently redid their bathroom, Gina Pratt explained, Harvey couldn’t hold back from sculpting small, figurative frescoes into the spackle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Michelangelo—arguably the greatest artist mankind has ever seen—became so pathologically obsessed with sculpting David that he didn’t bathe, or take care of himself for months.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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