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.

Examples of carve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection. —David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

The lawsuit, filed in Cole County, marks the first legal challenge aimed at halting a special legislative session designed to carve up the Kansas City region and overhaul the state’s initiative petition process. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025

The following year, legislators disregarded the commission's congressional map proposal and adopted their own version that carved up Salt Lake County. —Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 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

Rhymes for carve up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup