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carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /






NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Some of her younger siblings went with her, carving out a new family dynamic in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

On its weekly chart it is carving out a nice double bottom base, and March has broken above a short four month downtrend on the ratio chart versus the OIH.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The event formed part of the 2026 Winter Olympics cultural programme, with teams tasked with carving Olympic Fair Play-themed sculptures from snow.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Soon we cut out into the clearing, a few feet from where Lincoln sat in his chair, still carving a stick into nothing more exciting than a sharp point.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline