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carving

noun as in incision

noun as in statuary

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Many of Jefferson and Jackson’s voters, however, became agents of what historians call the “market revolution,” carving out commercial farms from the landscape or becoming petty traders.

It points this beam of intense radiation at the galaxy on the left, disrupting material within and carving out a gap in the gas and dust.

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A priest took the documents and lightly tapped them against the statue, which was swathed in flowers and tucked behind three doorways framed in gold leaf carvings of Hindu gods.

Today, Wilson’s home radiates with colorful artworks from his private collection and vibrant African wood carvings climbing toward the loft ceiling.

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Even when a group of men stare at you—beers clutched in hands, no idea why you’re shrieking in joy over carving the circumference of a tiny pool—you won’t give it a second thought.

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

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