1
as in to survive
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as in to carry out
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Recent Examples of carry through
The Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment, including a question regarding whether the forthcoming administration intended to carry through with the appeal.
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Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
If Trump carries through with his threat of targeting China with economic measures and engages in more saber rattling, the resulting political tension between the two states will inevitably encourage hostility between their respective peoples.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
That sense of forward momentum carries through the finale, which ends with coming attractions for more episodes.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Slight caramel and toasted oak notes carry through to a balanced mouthfeel, making this an easy sipper with the chops to hold its own in a variety of cocktails.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
If Trump carries through with his threat of targeting China with economic measures and engages in more saber rattling, the resulting political tension between the two states will inevitably encourage hostility between their respective peoples.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
That sense of forward momentum carries through the finale, which ends with coming attractions for more episodes.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Slight caramel and toasted oak notes carry through to a balanced mouthfeel, making this an easy sipper with the chops to hold its own in a variety of cocktails.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
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And seriously, shouldn't surviving that nightmare initial Vula tribe designation be worth a cool million bucks?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The attorneys also debated what cell phone activity from Mortensen and the other surviving roommate, Bethany Funke, in the hours around the murders should come in at trial.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Largely planned and carried out by antigovernment conspiracy theorist and white supremacist Timothy McVeigh, the bombing involved detonating over 4,440 pounds of homemade explosives inside a Ryder truck parked near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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The crossing, likely carried out in dugout canoes without sails, would have been harrowing: a 60-mile (100 km) passage over open water at a grueling pace of about 2 miles per hour.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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This one has stuck around for more than 16 years’ worth of weekly charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The app is sticking around, at least for another 75 days.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Friday’s series opener in Colorado included 37-degree weather and snow flurries, and the A’s prevailed 6-3 in 11 innings.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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If that attitude prevails, Trump may decide that this war isn’t worth it.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jason's presence could fulfill an ancient prophecy of a Seeker who will use the staff to free the Monkey King.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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Reaching out and connecting with another person fulfills a basic human need for belonging and validation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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