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knapped

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past tense of knap

as in carved

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With the field now set and the Round of 16 beginning Sunday, three of the 16 teams have carved their path through Kansas City.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
But Swift will want that right carved out in her prenuptial agreement to avoid potential heartache, according to multiple family attorneys.

— Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of carved

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Every nation has an origin story, a set of values and principles chiseled into our souls and onto our public spaces.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
But that is much more difficult in practice, because attitudes and subjective norms are chiseled by years of individual experiences, information and cultural influences.

— Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026

Definition of chiseled

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Formed from volcanic pumice sculpted by the wind and sea, Sarakiniko’s lunar-like appearance, contrasting with cobalt waters, is surreal.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
Of course, there’s the open metal gear gate,, with the entire center console sculpted around it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of sculpted

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In most times and places, authorities have hewed more to slaveholders’ conception of free speech as a limited privilege than to abolitionists’ assertion of an absolute right.

— Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
His tenure lasted until 1962, during which time he was joined by the notable poet and critic Edwin Denby, whose work hewed rather firmly to criticism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of hewed

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The first due to a slip from Porro, which allowed Andy Robertson to cut the ball back for McTominay.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The Odyssey’s crew is full of longtime Nolan collaborators, from cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who has worked with Nolan since Interstellar, to editor Jennifer Lame, who previously cut Tenet and Oppenheimer.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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