as in to entrance
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
A little over 30 years ago, MGM got carried away throwing money at a bad thing and ended up with Showgirls.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Before you get carried away and submerge all your seeds, examine the seeds and read the planting instructions on the package.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Civil defense forces carry away the body of a victim of an Iranian projectile today in Yehud, Israel.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Zachary James returns as both Amenhotep III, Akhnaten’s father, and the engaging narrator who occasionally threatens to get carried away.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Before you get carried away and submerge all your seeds, examine the seeds and read the planting instructions on the package.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 Mar. 2026
Civil defense forces carry away the body of a victim of an Iranian projectile today in Yehud, Israel.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Zachary James returns as both Amenhotep III, Akhnaten’s father, and the engaging narrator who occasionally threatens to get carried away.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
Verb
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Those are the stories that entrance and often delight a nation, even as brackets are busted from coast to coast.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fellow guest mentor Brad Paisley, who worked alongside Palmer for the mentorship session, was also entranced by Richardson’s performance.—
Annie Harrigan,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sadriu said the bystander was transported to an area hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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He was transported to the base of the mountain to a waiting ambulance.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bully feels custom-designed to please the diehards exhausted by his noxious antics.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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This time around, under Rupert Goold’s actor-forward direction and with Guirgis’s distinctive voiciness, the story has more in common with the canine of its title — there’s a little more swagger, sweetness, and slobber, a little more desire to please.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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That explanation did not satisfy the project’s critics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keown added that restaurants are offering multiple types of pizza to satisfy a growing range of customer demands.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The ball circled the rim twice before dropping on Friday night, delighting Duke and its fans and crushing LSU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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The half-industrial, half-heavenly record was recorded on the brink of a real-life meltdown; the substances Lean had rapped about so brazenly during his adolescent mixtape era would nearly claim his life.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
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Excise Dept blend experimental electronics with South Asian identity, singing and rapping across multiple regional languages — their inclusion speaks to the label’s intention to work with artists based on the subcontinent itself, not only within the diaspora.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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