carve up
phrasal verb
carved up; carving up; carves up
usually disapproving
: to divide something into small parts
The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.
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By the 1960s, generations of boarders had carved up the original interiors, and a young couple saw an opportunity.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
During the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, European colonial powers carved up Africa for their own use.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
For two years, Eli MacNeal stood on the Carlsbad High School football sidelines and watched Julian Sayin carve up opposing defenses.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
At eight, Jack and his South Charlotte (North Carolina) Patriots carved up Pop Warner opponents by running the famed Air Raid offense Bob Stoops brought to Oklahoma.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
During the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, European colonial powers carved up Africa for their own use.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
For two years, Eli MacNeal stood on the Carlsbad High School football sidelines and watched Julian Sayin carve up opposing defenses.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
At eight, Jack and his South Charlotte (North Carolina) Patriots carved up Pop Warner opponents by running the famed Air Raid offense Bob Stoops brought to Oklahoma.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carve up
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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