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Verb
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Then Scott grooved a fastball down the middle to Dansby Swanson, who hit it over the left-field wall.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many hotels rise from Belle Époque seafronts, champagne-country châteaux, and clifftop retreats carved into pine forest.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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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
Verb
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Above the altar the names of the three documents had been chiseled into a large gray marble panel and then gilded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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While the fat purple hairs are busy screaming on Bluesky, Danica is out smashing forehands looking chiseled.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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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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“Notched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notched. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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