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Recent Examples of carved
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The mid-century offered more literal interpretations of cave living, from The Flintstones (1960) to the villainous Bond lair, often hidden within or carved into cliffs.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
A number of attendees expressed a sense of Filipino pride at the event, while the beats on the dance floor — carved out amid food stalls and aisles of groceries — held others in its thrall.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The youngest of six brothers, all of whom would play major college football (and several in the NFL), Browner carved out his own identity on the gridiron.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Price looked for more ideas and decided a chalk face had been carved out within the basement.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Lelevicius has carved out a starting role at small forward and brings size and scoring at the wing.
—Steven Johnson
october 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The nebula's haunting outline t is carved from swirling clouds of gas and dust inside a vast stellar nursery.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Nearly 50 years would pass before Gardner climbed that tower again, this time in search of inspiration from the terra cotta friezes of birds of prey and Native American warriors that are carved into the side of the school’s building.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The mid-century offered more literal interpretations of cave living, from The Flintstones (1960) to the villainous Bond lair, often hidden within or carved into cliffs.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
A number of attendees expressed a sense of Filipino pride at the event, while the beats on the dance floor — carved out amid food stalls and aisles of groceries — held others in its thrall.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
The youngest of six brothers, all of whom would play major college football (and several in the NFL), Browner carved out his own identity on the gridiron.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Price looked for more ideas and decided a chalk face had been carved out within the basement.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Lelevicius has carved out a starting role at small forward and brings size and scoring at the wing.
—Steven Johnson
october 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
The nebula's haunting outline t is carved from swirling clouds of gas and dust inside a vast stellar nursery.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carved
sculpted
Verb
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The boots are hand-sculpted from Yatay M, a cruelty-free vegan alternative to snakeskin which is mycelium-based.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Here, a vast expanse of rolling white dunes embraces thousands of shimmering turquoise and emerald freshwater lagoons, sculpted by seasonal rains.—
Lily Bunker,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Carved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carved. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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