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While Bass, Raman and Pratt have dominated much of the attention heading into the primary, several other candidates have also attempted to carve out distinct lanes in the crowded field.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
The new movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Howard was nude with satanic symbols carved into his body.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
This season, Björck carved out a significant role for Djurgården and managed 18 points in 45 SHL games as a 17-year-old.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
The new movie Pressure, Anthony Maras' screen adaptation of David Haig's acclaimed 2014 play, comes to the big screen in time for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, carving out a place in the pantheon of films about the World War II liberation of Western Europe away from the action on the beaches.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Howard was nude with satanic symbols carved into his body.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
This season, Björck carved out a significant role for Djurgården and managed 18 points in 45 SHL games as a 17-year-old.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carve
sculpt
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Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is known for its otherworldly landscape of vibrant red rock hoodoos—tall spires of rock sculpted by millions of years of erosion.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2026
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The center's main tower features the words from President Obama's speech on the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama marches – stamped on the ceiling and sculpted with concrete into the outer walls – offering a look into the past and hope for future from the South Side of Chicago.—
Irika Sargent,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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