carve out

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carve out

verb carves out · carving out · carved out

literally, transitive To hollow by carving.
figuratively, transitive To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting. I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.
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@misc{carve_out_2026,
  title = {carve out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carve%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}