carry through

verb

carried through; carrying through; carries through

intransitive verb

: persist, survive
feelings that carry through to the present

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Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2025 Similar flavors were carried through to the palate, with additional cardamom, beeswax, and Thai basil notes. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 The story begins in the 1960s and carries through to the present day. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The National Institutes of Health funded a study that highlighted such racial disparities, showing that Black participants were 2.6 times more prone to insomnia symptoms stemming from childhood and carrying through early adulthood. Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 19 Feb. 2025 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 16 May. 2025.

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