as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carry away
The production enriches the song with an enveloping rhythm that combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms with subtle details that accentuate the lyrical narrative and invite you to let yourself be carried away by the music.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Without getting too carried away after one game, the Czech Republic Under-21 international is a significant upgrade on both Fraser Forster and Brandon Austin.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Are you usually grounded in the present or carried away by stressful thoughts?
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Dec. 2024
Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Without getting too carried away after one game, the Czech Republic Under-21 international is a significant upgrade on both Fraser Forster and Brandon Austin.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Are you usually grounded in the present or carried away by stressful thoughts?
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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Early morning Friday, shelter staff and animal control officers transported pet crates loaded with dogs and cats to Gillespie Field, where they were then carried across the tarmac and placed on the plane.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Again, building with wood is not without its environmental concerns: the timber used in Waugh Thistleton’s projects is often transported from Europe.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the opening scene of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) sobs in bed before hurrying to the window to look upon the shadow of the demon entrancing her, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard).—
Hilton Dresden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Dec. 2024
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The savvy and the innocence of that concert reminded me of another one I’d been entranced by: the Tiny Desk performance by the R. & B. singer Maxwell.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
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After that, Plowright enjoyed a career resurgence at the age of 60, satisfying both upmarket tastes and more commercial fare.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Ah, the foot mask that launched a thousand gross, yet oddly satisfying videos.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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There is an argument that Alexander-Arnold is just a 21st-century version of Glenn Hoddle, a midfield playmaker who both delighted and baffled the country in the 1980s.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Following the birth of Patrick and Brittany Mahomes’ daughter, Golden Raye, last Sunday, Randi Mahomes delighted fans with a post on Instagram following the blessed event.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Throughout history, first ladies have struggled to please everybody with their outfit choices — no matter the decade or political party.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some of those actions may be beyond the scope of the presidency, while others are likely to face challenges in implementation, but making moves to implement them is likely to please some members of his base and continue to fan the flames of the culture wars.—
Monica Potts,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dispensationalism has an offensive reputation among many Jews because the End Times prophecy outlines an event in which Jews suffer mass slaughter while Christian believers are spared because God raptured them.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
22 Nov. 2024
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Yet Mendes mostly sees a cheap, useful instrument in Deakins—a shortcut to rapture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
8 Dec. 2022
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Scott rapped on the roof of Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium Sunday, alongside a uniformed marching band.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Then just 14 seconds later, Nevers rapped home a feed from Beckett Hendrickson for a 5-1 lead.—
Patrick Donnelly,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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