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The stone had been carved into a simplistic figure of a woman, and it was shown to a member of the Parsęta Exploration and Search Group.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Officials and experts have suggested that the U.S.'s 30,000-pound (13,000kg) bunker-buster bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, a facility believed to be central to Tehran's nuclear program and carved deep into a mountain.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The Avs aren’t in a dire cap situation, but the club would benefit enormously from carving out some extra flexibility, especially to upgrade their thin blue line.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Steel Creek Campground, Buffalo National River, Arkansas The Park: Our first National River, the Buffalo flows free for more than 130 miles through the Ozark Mountains, carving a canyon of limestone cliffs and steep, forested walls in its wake.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Officials and experts have suggested that the U.S.'s 30,000-pound (13,000kg) bunker-buster bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, a facility believed to be central to Tehran's nuclear program and carved deep into a mountain.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
The Avs aren’t in a dire cap situation, but the club would benefit enormously from carving out some extra flexibility, especially to upgrade their thin blue line.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Steel Creek Campground, Buffalo National River, Arkansas The Park: Our first National River, the Buffalo flows free for more than 130 miles through the Ozark Mountains, carving a canyon of limestone cliffs and steep, forested walls in its wake.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carve
sculpt
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Strategically ventilated and sculpted for compression in the right places, it’s designed to help Kipyegon conserve energy at 15 mph over four punishing laps.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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It is made with breathable fabric that smooths and sculpts the tummy, waist, thighs and buttocks.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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