carry through

verb

carried through; carrying through; carries through

intransitive verb

: persist, survive
feelings that carry through to the present

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His first career pick six set off a celebration that carried through Baltimore’s 34-17 victory over Pittsburgh, a result that clinched a playoff spot for the Ravens, pulled them into a first-place tie with the Steelers in the AFC North and stopped a frustrating streak of losses to a division foe. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 This behavior will carry through the rest of the holiday season as Salesforce forecasts a high volume of mobile shopping. Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Streaming dumping everything at once so that seasons don’t carry through over December? Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 Analysis by Goldman Sachs estimated tariffs would raise consumer prices inflation by 1 percent, if carried through. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carry through 

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of carry through was in 1608

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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20through. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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