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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The following year, legislators disregarded the commission's congressional map proposal and adopted their own version that carved up Salt Lake County.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Missouri’s likely move would involve carving up the Democratic-leaning 5th District, which includes Kansas City’s urban core and its nearby suburbs.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
DeVito carved up the Patriots’ defense, going 17-of-20 for 198 yards with three touchdowns.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump may also be pressuring Republicans to carve up the map by withholding federal resources, according to Puck.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Missouri’s likely move would involve carving up the Democratic-leaning 5th District, which includes Kansas City’s urban core and its nearby suburbs.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
DeVito carved up the Patriots’ defense, going 17-of-20 for 198 yards with three touchdowns.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump may also be pressuring Republicans to carve up the map by withholding federal resources, according to Puck.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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