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Recent Examples of carved
Many hotels rise from Belle Époque seafronts, champagne-country châteaux, and clifftop retreats carved into pine forest.
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William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Space Camp becomes part of the US culture Space Camp has carved out an influential place in American culture.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The new map, which carved Kansas City into three GOP-leaning districts, placed the site of Vance’s speech squarely in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Below the falls, the river funnels into the dramatic Batoka Gorge, a series of steep, zigzagging channels carved out over millennia.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Bulwarked by Catalonia’s Minority Co-Production Fund, Monés has already carved out a reputation for remarkably cosmopolitan co-production.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
The Kayak Point name derives from a small area being carved out to launch a potential access point on Salt Creek for kayaks and canoes.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
So Palmieri Schwartz carved out a small seating arrangement with a Barrel Curved Sofa from Bright Chair and a Shea Swivel Chair from Hickory Chair, using an open bookcase to divide the TV area from the rest of the loft.
—Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
The directive runs counter to Florida’s long tradition that records are assumed to be public unless specifically shielded, although legislatures have carved a slew of exclusions into that law over the years.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Space Camp becomes part of the US culture Space Camp has carved out an influential place in American culture.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The new map, which carved Kansas City into three GOP-leaning districts, placed the site of Vance’s speech squarely in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Below the falls, the river funnels into the dramatic Batoka Gorge, a series of steep, zigzagging channels carved out over millennia.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Bulwarked by Catalonia’s Minority Co-Production Fund, Monés has already carved out a reputation for remarkably cosmopolitan co-production.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
The Kayak Point name derives from a small area being carved out to launch a potential access point on Salt Creek for kayaks and canoes.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
So Palmieri Schwartz carved out a small seating arrangement with a Barrel Curved Sofa from Bright Chair and a Shea Swivel Chair from Hickory Chair, using an open bookcase to divide the TV area from the rest of the loft.
—Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
The directive runs counter to Florida’s long tradition that records are assumed to be public unless specifically shielded, although legislatures have carved a slew of exclusions into that law over the years.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carved
sculpted
Verb
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Specimens could now be sculpted.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2026
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The men are tastefully muscled with hairless pecs that never imply they’ve been sculpted by steroids.—
Sarah Wang,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Carved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carved. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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