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sculpt

[skuhlpt] / skʌlpt /










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

From Salon Mar. 14, 2026

Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

They can determine where crystallization occurs, reshape and "sculpt" the structures, and enhance their uniformity and size to create larger and more intricate colloidal assemblies.

From Science Daily Mar. 2, 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

I sculpt my mashed potatoes into a little mountain.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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

Scientists have found a "tipping point" in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2024

With all that, he still sculpts a performance that is solid granite supporting a crackled shale of a script.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2024

He sculpts chickpea cookies with a steady hand.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Mauro Tinti created the period costumes, complete with sculpted black masks for the removers of the dead; Antonio Castro did the eerie lighting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

There were outdoor hallways, planted patios, a sculpted and porous internal courtyard, and even a new “paseo” next door — a closed street turned into a lovely space for farmers markets and other gatherings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Digital creators also walked the red carpet twinkling and sparkling in cultures and sculpted dresses.

From BBC May 10, 2026

Having never appeared ripped or sculpted, Fury has repeatedly defied conventional expectations of what a "fit" heavyweight should look like, relying on movement, reactions and ring IQ to outmanoeuvre opponents.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

“But last night, the way you sculpted that piece blind, it was...”

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

Technicians monitoring the monument’s 140 microfractures have noted that further high-impact sculpting would risk catastrophic rockfalls, potentially destabilizing the scupture of Abraham Lincoln.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

"Instead of searching for entirely new materials or manipulating the chemical properties of existing ones, we are now showing how superconductivity can be enhanced by sculpting the substrate," says Lombardi.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

“We created the studio for painting, drawing, sculpting and writing. Whatever happens with AI doesn’t really matter to us.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Two stonemasons have won a snow sculpting prize as part of Team GB's entry to the World Snow Festival in Switzerland.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

There is nevertheless a vast difference between drawing or painting forms and sculpting them.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson




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