carrying on

verb

Definition of carrying onnext
present participle of carry on
1
as in raising hell
to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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2
as in persisting
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

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3
as in operating
to look after and make decisions about carries on a business and still manages to run the household

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying on
  1. persisting
  2. operating
  3. managing
  4. supervising
  5. overseeing
  6. regulating
  7. conducting
  8. running
Verb
  • The McAfee family learned about raw milk by chance, but became true believers over time, persisting in the face of regulatory pressure and litigation.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rainy weather is expected on the West Coast this weekend, with snow in the Northeast persisting until Saturday afternoon.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisting
Verb
  • They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • According to Allard, he was issued a misdemeanor summons for failure to obey traffic signal, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating without insurance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of operating
Verb
  • The ability to quickly pivot and adjust plans based on unforeseen circumstances, like rerouting lines or managing permitting delays, is essential to success.
    Katherine Latham, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Cultivate work-life balance Senior professionals often face the challenge of managing demanding roles alongside personal commitments.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Roles will increasingly revolve around supervising, collaborating with, or augmenting the capabilities of AI agents.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Rick Morales is supervising producer.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Judge overseeing Luigi Mangione murder trial Gregory Carro has been named as the judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nuno is a hands-on coach, overseeing many of the short, sharp training sessions which generally last no longer than 90 minutes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • The office for State Attorney Phil Archer, who oversees prosecutions in Seminole County, confirmed the office is not conducting its own investigation.
    Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.
    Rob De La Espriella, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • There were also rumors about dysfunction running toward the organization, leading to the firing of Brown.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Penn State reaffirmed that belief by dismantling SMU and running the ball well against one of the best run defenses in the country.
    Justin Williams, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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carrying on

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