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Recent Examples of carves
The machines engrave writing and logos; the staff carves bigger shapes with chainsaws, chisels, and other handheld tools.
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Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The amendment carves out an exception for structures or sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Using sharp metal disks that spin, the machine carves slits into the soil and drops the grass seed into those slits.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and uses Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
In moments like these, KAVARI carves intricate filigrees out of monolithic blocks of sound, keeping the spiky moments from devolving into overly indulgent harsh noise (for fans of the latter, try her side project EEL BLOOD).
—James Gui, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Lulu’s eccentric confidence — or, better put, her confidence in her own eccentricity — carves out a space for her in an episode that’s otherwise fairly plain, all without a whiff of judgement.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Compelled to exact revenge upon those who dare to disrespect her idol on social media, Dre carves a bloody path of obsession all the way to the singer’s doorstep.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Set in Saguaro National Park West, the trail carves a route through classic Sonoran landscape to the top of 4,687-foot-high Wasson Peak.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Blair Braverman, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The amendment carves out an exception for structures or sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Using sharp metal disks that spin, the machine carves slits into the soil and drops the grass seed into those slits.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
The map carves more than 70,000 minority residents out of Cleaver’s district and uses Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s historic racial dividing line, as a divider between the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts, The Star previously revealed.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
In moments like these, KAVARI carves intricate filigrees out of monolithic blocks of sound, keeping the spiky moments from devolving into overly indulgent harsh noise (for fans of the latter, try her side project EEL BLOOD).
—James Gui, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Lulu’s eccentric confidence — or, better put, her confidence in her own eccentricity — carves out a space for her in an episode that’s otherwise fairly plain, all without a whiff of judgement.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Compelled to exact revenge upon those who dare to disrespect her idol on social media, Dre carves a bloody path of obsession all the way to the singer’s doorstep.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Set in Saguaro National Park West, the trail carves a route through classic Sonoran landscape to the top of 4,687-foot-high Wasson Peak.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carves
sculpts
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For deeper skin tones, Samo Spritzer offers a muted rosy mauve that sculpts without dulling the skin, while Feliz Fresca delivers high-impact pink pigment that stays saturated all day.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 Dec. 2025
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Brush through clean brows, and the gel sculpts each hair into place, offering an elevated, laminated appearance that lasts hours.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2025
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