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knapped

verb

past tense of knap

as in carved

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History and architecture lovers will appreciate that the wood trim and carved detailing remain untouched.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Stanford back-up quarterback Charlie Mirer got in some time in the fourth quarter at Notre Dame Stadium, where his father, Rick, carved out a prolific career with the Fighting Irish.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

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In its modern version, its sculptural and chiseled oval shape inspired by the melon — a fruit long associated with abundance, prosperity and vitality — came in aluminum pleated in 24-karat gold for enhanced lightness.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of chiseled

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The brand's emblem, which is incorporated into the translucent monoblock LED taillight beneath the seat and is sculpted by the bike's lights themselves, is the most noticeable of all Fragment elements.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of sculpted

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The runway collection in general hewed more toward the younger crowd with pedal pushers and mini-shifts that many 80-year-olds would have worn in their youths.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hewed

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Sullivan denied that the law would cut Medicaid for Alaskans, saying the Affordable Care Act had a greater impact and raised insurance premiums in the state drastically.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

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