carried out; carrying out; carries out
1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
The way to handle this would be to invite her over to your place for dinner, agree to have your meals at a restaurant or bring carryout to her place.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Trump has pushed for a quick end to the Middle East conflict, signaling a desire to move on after the U.S. carried out bombings of Iran nuclear sites over the weekend and Iran retaliated by hitting a U.S. base in Qatar.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Participating businesses will need to apply for a state carryout liquor permit, and signage and safety plans will be required before launch, Escudero says.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
The way to handle this would be to invite her over to your place for dinner, agree to have your meals at a restaurant or bring carryout to her place.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
Trump has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will not carry out additional offensive military action against Iran, The Associated Press reports.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Trump has pushed for a quick end to the Middle East conflict, signaling a desire to move on after the U.S. carried out bombings of Iran nuclear sites over the weekend and Iran retaliated by hitting a U.S. base in Qatar.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 24 June 2025
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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