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Recent Examples of carve
Now his neighborhood will be carved apart at the intersection of three congressional districts.
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
City officials are considering carving out 5 acres of land, on the northwest corner of the property, for commercial development, Roberts said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Now his neighborhood is carved apart at the intersection of three congressional districts.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, carves a dramatic path along the border of western Idaho and eastern Oregon.
—Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
City officials are considering carving out 5 acres of land, on the northwest corner of the property, for commercial development, Roberts said.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Now his neighborhood is carved apart at the intersection of three congressional districts.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, carves a dramatic path along the border of western Idaho and eastern Oregon.
—Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carve
sculpt
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Kilcher’s likeness was captured in production sketches, sculpted into maquettes and laser-scanned into high-resolution digital models, then distributed across multiple visual effects vendors to render Neytiri’s final appearance, according to the release.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Her hair was sculpted into a crown-like style using gel.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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