CARVED (OUT) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

carved (out)

verb

past tense of carve (out)

as in developed

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort finally carved out a niche for the sport in the school's athletic program

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Sandler and Kelce developed a friendship after the Chiefs tight end appeared in Happy Gilmore 2.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026

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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Some were finely cut feathers; others, more surprisingly, were denim in various washes that created a kind of dimensional pointillist effect unlike anything else photographed on the red steps of the Palais.

— Amy Verner, Vogue, 6 July 2026

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He feels emotionally ambushed, and what plays out is as if Marriage Story were an absolute chucklefest, as Lestat gets increasingly worked up and jealous over Louis’s relationships with other men.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Church’s numinous-sun-over-still-water routine had begun to look a bit like a shtick, equally applicable to scenes of the Hudson or those worked up from 20-year-old sketches of South America.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

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End at perhaps the quirkiest attraction on this list, Carhenge, a replica of England's Stonehenge crafted with old cars.

— Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of crafted

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Unions and the Newsom administration hammered out new agreements, which included several provisions to help cut down on California’s employee compensation costs.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Even as the compromise was being hammered out, Carr made another significant find on a separate Related project site between the bay and Brickell Avenue.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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