carve 1 of 2

as in to sculpt
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material carved a statue out of rare marble

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carve (out)

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verb (2)

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Michael Cox Baltimore the hero Sandy Baltimore left the pitch in injury time to a deafening noise, a crescendo of applause for a player who carved the final in her image. Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 2025 Those bodies of liquid carve out shorelines, valleys, mountain ridges, icy boulders, mesas and dunes. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 To carve out space for us in a sport that’s long tried to keep us out. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 May 2025 Don’t carve your name, which is what everyone used to do up until relatively recently. Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for carve

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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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