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carve up

verb as in operate

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It was the pack and replacements who stepped up in the second half to help secure a final spot, whereas Canada's backs showed their class by carving up the Black Ferns.

From BBC

The new map adds a congressional seat in a fast-growing suburban corridor but carves up parts of Houston, Dallas and Austin in ways Democrats argue weaken their representation.

From Salon

Few are predicting anyone can prevent Italy's Sinner and Spain's Alcaraz from completing another calendar clean sweep, having carved up the past seven majors between them.

From BBC

The burning question in the men's singles is an obvious one - who can stop Sinner and Spanish second seed Carlos Alcaraz carving up another Grand Slam title between them?

From BBC

He then invited Putin to a personal Ukraine “summit” in Alaska, as if carving up nations after a meal were a game of Monopoly.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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