carve

as in to sculpt
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material carved a statue out of rare marble

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Recent Examples of carve Cleveland’s Darius Garland carved through the Knicks’ defense effortlessly, dropping 26 points and dishing out 13 assists on 10-of-17 shooting. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025 Canadian officials purposely carved out individual auto parts from the tariffs and are taking into account the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement, or USMCA, trade deal with the new levies. Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,jeff Cox,christina Wilkie,erin Doherty,ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025 However, the No Hard Feelings star says their son, James Wilkie, 22, is keen to carve his name in the acting world. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 First, the courts – and in particular the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts – have been expanding corporate constitutional rights, which could allow dual-class founders to carve out exceptions to generally applicable laws. Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carve

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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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