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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In the last minute of stoppage time, Alex Pfeiffer carved up Stars defender Ava Cook on the dribble, drawing a foul and earning a penalty kick.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Riley, who started the season behind Malik Sherrod and Sire Gaines on the depth chart, led a big-play attack that carved up Air Force’s sieve-like defense for 592 total yards in a 49-37 victory on Saturday evening.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Conferences are also rethinking how to carve up television money.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
From the very beginning of where Noah positions humanity in the timeline, Earth has been carved up into these five mega corporations, including Prodigy, which is run by this barely pubescent teenage boy called Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Riley, who started the season behind Malik Sherrod and Sire Gaines on the depth chart, led a big-play attack that carved up Air Force’s sieve-like defense for 592 total yards in a 49-37 victory on Saturday evening.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Conferences are also rethinking how to carve up television money.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
From the very beginning of where Noah positions humanity in the timeline, Earth has been carved up into these five mega corporations, including Prodigy, which is run by this barely pubescent teenage boy called Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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