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carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /






NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Dow Agrosciences case showed the court carving a limitation in the rollback for FIFRA, the same statute at play in Monsanto.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

The first came on a wicked pass from teammate Michael Olise, a running Mbappé slipping past the defense and carving a shot past goalie Édouard Mendy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Three interconnected catwalks stretch into the audience, carving the space into small compartments.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

On the three-year weekly chart, the stock appears to be carving out what could become the right clavicle of a larger bearish head-and-shoulders formation.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

He sat on the edge of his bed and sobbed, tears carving tiny paths through the shaving cream on his cheeks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

According to the company’s website, the business sells precious and semi-precious crystal pendants, carvings and chains.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

The oak refectory tables and benches, crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings, had been donated by former pupils.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2025

Their recognizable silhouettes, complete with coiled tails, even appear in ancient Egyptian rock carvings.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2025

Jimmy travels by boat from their home on the Orkney mainland to investigate and discovers his friend’s body close to an archaeological dig, a nearby stone artifact with spiral carvings the presumed weapon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

Like the carvings and stained-glass windows in European cathedrals, the art in San Lorenzo and other Olmec cities consisted mainly of powerful, recurring images—the crucifixions and virgins, so to speak, of ancient Mesoamerica.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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