carries through

verb

Definition of carries throughnext
present tense third-person singular of carry through
1
as in survives

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2
as in carries out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries through
  1. survives
  2. prevails
  3. fulfills
  4. performs
Verb
  • Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.
    Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of survives
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  • Sauer’s tone of reassurance prevails, grounded in the thesis that our divisions rest on a more or less shared moral system.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • With boxers, common sense seldom prevails.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevails
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  • Powell notes that Amazon’s vast selection of products across categories, from musical instruments to educational materials and tech, fulfills a wide range of needs for classrooms.
    Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The show is sponsored by Amazon and each episode fulfills the school's Amazon Wish List to support teachers and students.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfills
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  • In the past tracking week, consumption of Nevermind increased, perhaps thanks to holiday shoppers—not that the title ever performs poorly.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Apropos of health and wellness, the onsite Mayan Luxury Spa performs treatments with herbs and volcanic stones in the indigenous temazcal type of sweat lodges.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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