CARVING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of carving

as in sculpture

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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

However, after an inspector from New York's Department of Environmental Conservation visited the kitchen where the carving took place, the agency found no code violations, according to an NBC report. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The venue also offers a raw bar, a sushi counter, a carving station, and a seafood grill with chefs waiting to sear your salmon, scallops, or lobster. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

After playing collegiately at Marquette and going undrafted, Toscano-Anderson played in Mexico and Venezuela before carving out a four-year stint with the hometown Warriors from 2018-22. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 When carving a piece of cocobolo rosewood, a Wounaan artist features the grain. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carving

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carving

Noun

Players can peer over the sculpture’s steep cliffs and drop down into its cavernous valleys at their leisure, without the time and cost constraints of visiting the actual sculpture in person.

— News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026
Even more unusual, the artist was Lynda Benglis, better known for avant-garde sculpture and performance and video work.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sculpture

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Muso’s model of proactive community healthcare is showing what becomes possible when care moves closer to families.

— Big Think, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2026
Summary Hugging Face's latest report highlights a rapidly expanding community distribution layer for open models, converting raw weights into runnable formats like GGUF.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026