CARVED (OUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

carved (out)

verb

past tense of carve (out)

as in developed

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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Ukraine’s military and civil society have become the experts among Western allies, while Russia and Iran have developed their own capabilities.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The organization had developed language almost twenty years earlier opposing the academic boycott of Israel, making PEN America the only PEN chapter to have a policy opposing a vital form of political expression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

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After Bruneau refused, Thelma allegedly forged her signature on the insurance paperwork following her death, Star-Telegram and WFAA reported.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
After the homicide, investigators learned that Brown’s wife forged Bruneau’s signature on the paperwork, the affidavit states.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

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Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

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At the Casa, everything is crafted by hand and shopgoers can take their pick between varying heel heights and a rainbow of colors.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 July 2026
In an interview after the event, Bailey, a former state senator, criticized how legislation was crafted in the waning days and hours of the spring session without input from the Bears.

— Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of crafted

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In the meantime, Silver anticipates that a flurry of one-and-done provisional arrangements will be hammered out before the new campaign tips off in October.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
If implemented, the framework agreement hammered out between Lebanon and Israel in June 2026 could serve as the most consequential agreement between the two countries in nearly 80 years.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

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