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carving

[kahr-ving] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ /






NOUN
statuary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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And he took issue with the court carving out an exception allowing it to interfere with the removal of public officers.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

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

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

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Other students are carving their own avenues, attending community college while going to parties, athletic events and more at a nearby public university.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

I was not aware, but while we were carving the obelisk hundreds of other laborers were building a wooden barge at the edge of the Nile.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

There are five infinity fountains, also clad in carvings, punctuating the space while fragrant native plants perfume the warm, dry L.A. air, identified by information cards written in Halsey’s recognizable script.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Images of seabirds, fish, and sprouting maize appear together on textiles, ceramics, pottery, wall carvings and paintings.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

In 1886 an American naval ship brought statues, wooden carvings, feather headdresses and stone tools to the Smithsonian Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Bonsu has brought together a collection of incredible breadth - from watercolours to photography to miniscule thorn carvings to political cartoons.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

He was walking through a room bigger than a city, and everywhere he looked there were statues and carvings and rough-hewn images.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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