carve up
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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Distributors have largely vied for pieces of sports media by carving up those rights among streaming platforms.
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Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander extended his consecutive 20-point games record with a 28-point performance to lead the Thunder, carving up the Lakers with a 12-for-25 shooting performance and taking a seat before the third quarter concluded.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Lee helped convict a Connecticut airline pilot accused of carving up his stewardess wife with a chainsaw and running the pieces through a wood chipper.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander extended his consecutive 20-point games record with a 28-point performance to lead the Thunder, carving up the Lakers with a 12-for-25 shooting performance and taking a seat before the third quarter concluded.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Lee helped convict a Connecticut airline pilot accused of carving up his stewardess wife with a chainsaw and running the pieces through a wood chipper.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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