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

Just Us Girls Sac features intimate events with typically no more than 30 participants, such as morning Pilates in the park, a Christmas lights walk through the Fabulous Forties in East Sacramento, a pumpkin carving day and more. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Pre-bids for a bust of Sanders created by his daughter reached $4,720 on July 28, while his personal carving knife set was priced at $800. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 28 July 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

The upper floors and sculpture terraces are also connected by a series of exterior staircases, with great views of the downtown skyline, and a rare opportunity to experience art en plein aire.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Installed in June at Montauk’s art space The Ranch, Matt Johnson’s sculpture Meditating Figure is a 60-foot-tall installation made of defunct shipping containers that depicts a stick figure in the lotus position.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

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Find out what the bill does when one workflow triples its tool calls after a model upgrade, because that is the scenario that turns a modest platform fee into a line item the CFO wants explained.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
One researcher involved in model development told the South China Morning Post that his team’s existing training pipelines depend on CUDA, making a hardware switch far from straightforward.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026