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carving

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verb

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

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Recent Examples of carving
Noun
Today a wooden plaque gives the name of the former Tschikof residence in Gothic script as Urch, a word that has no particular meaning in German, under a carving of a bird that resembles a dove. Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 The restaurant will also have a carving station with roasted strip steak, smoked salmon and desserts. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
At the time, both were still carving out their voices inside one of television's most competitive comedy environments. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 To maintain order, police are also launching a road safety checkpoint on Highway 80, carving out emergency lanes on main roads and shuttering the 14th and 16th Street parking lots. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carving
Noun
  • Also with a local connection are a ceramic sculpture by John Mason, a onetime Pomona College art instructor, and two paintings by Alfredo Ramos Martinez, muralist at Scripps College.
    David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The most recent event, an outdoor sculpture exhibition entitled the Garden of Encounters, curated by Rumi’s Artistic Director Samy Snoussi for the 1-54 Art Fair, was a resounding success, attracting nearly 400 guests.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Using sculpting gel, nail artists are creating 3D blooms—go-to shades include baby pink, plum, and vermillion—that rise off the nail, with petals so defined they almost look freshly plucked.
    Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Really, the entrance to that hell is a shot of a vending machine full of only red Gatorade, and the sculpting work that the sound team did to blend the grating atmospheric noise of the ER, Finneas’s tense score, and the key sound effects that connect us to Ashley’s fear and pain.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.
    Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For four of these systems, the observations were sensitive enough to allow the astronomers to measure the masses of the component stars from first principles, independent of any guidance from theoretical models.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carving. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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