as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carry out
Ukraine said this week that Russian troops were already carrying out a new offensive.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Companies such as Apple, which carries out 90 percent of its iPhone manufacturing in China, are set to benefit from the exemptions.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Detailed scouting reports were compiled while extensive due diligence was carried out to assess whether the then-2o-year-old had physically recovered from a complicated ACL injury.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Freeman has compiled a list of more than 100 direct consequences of the cuts, including one rural health department in the Midwest that can no longer carry out immunization services.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Companies such as Apple, which carries out 90 percent of its iPhone manufacturing in China, are set to benefit from the exemptions.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Detailed scouting reports were compiled while extensive due diligence was carried out to assess whether the then-2o-year-old had physically recovered from a complicated ACL injury.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Freeman has compiled a list of more than 100 direct consequences of the cuts, including one rural health department in the Midwest that can no longer carry out immunization services.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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However, after making season one, Gilroy and Luna both realized that their initial aim was too ambitious and likely required at least a decade of their lives to fulfill.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Apr. 2025
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The tech executive hired several young engineers aged 19-24 to fulfill his directives at DOGE, which centered on eliminating positions Musk deemed to be unnecessary.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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But while most saw the moment as a liberating one for women, Horsell saw it as another instance of a female playing top-level sport without the necessary support to perform at her best.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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To perform a squat pulse, start with your feet hip-width apart.—
Jordan Smith,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Scotto is optimistic about WMB executing on its backlog of growth projects and bolstering its balance sheet.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
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The visual is meant to underline Bukele’s feat of achieving a top-level U.S. alliance for a country suddenly punching significantly above its weight in global affairs.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fellow Brazilian Roberto Firmino achieved legendary status at Anfield through his ability to drop into pockets to facilitate wide runners ahead of him, and Cunha has all the attributes to perform a similar role, should Slot want to regenerate his front line.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Rebellions had made a name for itself with its energy-efficient AI computer chips with a range of applications, from high-frequency trading to supporting large language model tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
John Kang,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The traffic alert was reported Monday at 5:22 p.m., and the latest update regarding this incident was made available on Monday at 8:32 p.m. Past Incidents in the last 12 hours: There were no traffic incidents reported in this area for the past 12 hours.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the movie version, Flagg, Duke’s transcendent freshman, would’ve made a winning play and been carried off the court.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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She was carried off by multiple people with the Trojans leading 13-2.—
Beth Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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On set, Mazin says the hardest part of pulling off the scene wasn't the actual filming of it.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Matt Boldy will have to try to match the production of Eichel to give the Wild the best chance at pulling off the upset.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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