carve up
phrasal verb
carved up; carving up; carves up
usually disapproving
: to divide something into small parts
The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.
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When Moore was a freshman running the scout team, Wilcox would come steaming into the coach’s office because Moore just carved up his defense.
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Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
Leaders in Texas, Florida, California and New York — the states with the largest delegations — have floated the possibility of carving up districts to guarantee more members of their respective parties win office in the midterms.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
The second at bat in the fourth was a completely different story, as Crochet carved up Judge on three straight pitches and froze him looking on a fastball up and in.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Dying trees are left carved up and hollowed out, lacking access to internal water or nutrients.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
Leaders in Texas, Florida, California and New York — the states with the largest delegations — have floated the possibility of carving up districts to guarantee more members of their respective parties win office in the midterms.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2025
The second at bat in the fourth was a completely different story, as Crochet carved up Judge on three straight pitches and froze him looking on a fastball up and in.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Dying trees are left carved up and hollowed out, lacking access to internal water or nutrients.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for carve up
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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