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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Dying trees are left carved up and hollowed out, lacking access to internal water or nutrients.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
The developer indeed plans to carve up the estate into nine vacant lots, ranging between 2.2 and 4.8 acres each, the Daily Beast said, citing a report by local news website CT Insider.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
Inside, new stars are forming and blasting out strong winds and radiation, carving up the gas around them.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2025
As leagues carve up their rights into smaller bundles, the onus falls on consumers to pay for more and more services – Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, WBD’s Max and Disney’s ESPN all own different packages of MLB games, for example.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 1 May 2025
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
The developer indeed plans to carve up the estate into nine vacant lots, ranging between 2.2 and 4.8 acres each, the Daily Beast said, citing a report by local news website CT Insider.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2025
Inside, new stars are forming and blasting out strong winds and radiation, carving up the gas around them.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2025
As leagues carve up their rights into smaller bundles, the onus falls on consumers to pay for more and more services – Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, WBD’s Max and Disney’s ESPN all own different packages of MLB games, for example.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 1 May 2025
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“Carve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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