CARVE (OUT) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

carve (out)

verb

Definition of carve (out)

as in to develop

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort finally carved out a niche for the sport in the school's athletic program

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Shawn Vanderhoven is a partner at The Wiseman Group, a thought leadership and consulting firm working with many of the biggest and brightest companies in the S&P and focusing on developing a leader's ability to fully utilize their people’s talent.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
The Overlook at Garson will be a mixed-use community developed by Pennrose and Radiant Development Partners, featuring efficiency, one- and two-bedroom homes designated as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of develop

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Raised in a multi-religious home, her identity was forged by questions of what is haram and what would please Jesus.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
The first tool for humanity that was forged by Tools for Humanity, in 2019, was a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forge

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Kotb had an arts and crafts session with her daughters in May 2023, creating sweet paintings with their handprints.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The hard part for those opponents now is winning early federal cases and creating disagreement between the country's appeals courts, which may help convince the Supreme Court the issue is important enough for a nationwide ruling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of create

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In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Israeli and Lebanese negotiating teams are set to meet again there to continue hammering out a plan under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of hammer out

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