carve up
phrasal verb
carved up; carving up; carves up
usually disapproving
: to divide something into small parts
The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.
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However, staffing changes at the DOJ and Google's recent meetings have not done much to change the government's desire to carve up the company.
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
As the city grew, they were being carved up and sucked dry for farms and construction.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
Daniels was unfazed and carved up the Eagles for five touchdowns.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Wisconsin, meanwhile, which barely clung to a 3-seed, has since carved up Purdue’s defense in historic fashion (on the road) and throttled Illinois.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
As the city grew, they were being carved up and sucked dry for farms and construction.
—Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
Daniels was unfazed and carved up the Eagles for five touchdowns.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Wisconsin, meanwhile, which barely clung to a 3-seed, has since carved up Purdue’s defense in historic fashion (on the road) and throttled Illinois.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carve up
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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