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When not on horror sets and reading film scripts, Tung is also learning to carve out authentic moments amid the noise of sudden fame.
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The bill does carve out a number of exceptions.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Brent Celek’s Eagles Legacy Brent Celek, meanwhile, carved out his own significant chapter in Eagles history.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Tiana Denicola, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The bill does carve out a number of exceptions.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
Brent Celek’s Eagles Legacy Brent Celek, meanwhile, carved out his own significant chapter in Eagles history.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carve
sculpt
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As a recipient of the prize, Maher will receive a copy of an 1884 bronze portrait bust of Mark Twain sculpted by Karl Gerhardt (1853-1940).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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There was SimEarth in 1990, in which the player tunes a planet’s atmospheric conditions, sculpts its landmasses, plunks down life-forms.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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