CARVE (OUT) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

carve (out)

verb

Definition of carve (out)

as in to develop

to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort finally carved out a niche for the sport in the school's athletic program

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Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and silicon surfaces into an active power source.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Neil Carleton, a cancer biologist and first-year resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said that breast tumors can develop and grow differently in older patients than in younger ones because of hormone levels and inflammation.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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Perched above the picturesque fishing village of Ammoudi Bay, Epitome is a chance for the Canaves Oia collection to forge a new path in the island’s luxury market.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
This investigation could shed light on the hypothetical collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planetary body called Theia, which is thought to have spilled matter around our planet that coalesced to forge the moon billions of years ago.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of forge

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Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Simply liking someone, feeling close to them or spending hours together isn’t enough to create an attachment relationship.

— Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of create

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Newsom is said to have huddled with both sides to try and hammer out a deal.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
How the system would work The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer out

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