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Recent Examples of carved
All of the buildings have these facades that are intricately carved in Baroque and Rococo designs.
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AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
Brilliant knots of newborn stars, dark rivers of dust and glowing cavities carved by stellar winds combine to create a vivid portrait of galaxies in constant motion.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 May 2026
The directive runs counter to Florida’s long tradition that records are assumed to be public unless specifically shielded, although legislatures have carved a slew of exclusions into that law over the years.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The new boundaries carved more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, to split up the districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Now his neighborhood will be carved apart at the intersection of three congressional districts.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Serve your veggies on a platter and proteins carved and no one will notice, or spoon a luscious sauce over the top.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Following eight weeks of American and Israeli bombing that started in late February, the group has carved out a new power center through large street rallies in Tehran that have evolved into an influential bloc.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Anika Reed Naomi Osaka gave a wink to the body with her look, a sultry and sparkling red dress with anatomical features carved out in crystals.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
Brilliant knots of newborn stars, dark rivers of dust and glowing cavities carved by stellar winds combine to create a vivid portrait of galaxies in constant motion.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 May 2026
The directive runs counter to Florida’s long tradition that records are assumed to be public unless specifically shielded, although legislatures have carved a slew of exclusions into that law over the years.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The new boundaries carved more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and used Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, to split up the districts.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Now his neighborhood will be carved apart at the intersection of three congressional districts.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Serve your veggies on a platter and proteins carved and no one will notice, or spoon a luscious sauce over the top.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Following eight weeks of American and Israeli bombing that started in late February, the group has carved out a new power center through large street rallies in Tehran that have evolved into an influential bloc.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Anika Reed Naomi Osaka gave a wink to the body with her look, a sultry and sparkling red dress with anatomical features carved out in crystals.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carved
sculpted
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Over millennia, natural selection sculpted nearly every part of the aye-aye’s body around that strategy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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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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“Carved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carved. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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