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
With The Atlantic join to discuss how Musk and President Donald Trump are carrying out plans to purge thousands of employees from the federal government.
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Most executive actions set a policy and then direct the responsible federal agencies to take steps to carry out that policy.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
President Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations and rolled back a federal policy that restricted immigration agents from arresting people in hospitals, churches and schools.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Ham ‒ who was about 3-and-a-half years old at the time of the flight ‒ not only survived, but was able to carry out tasks he was trained to perform.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Most executive actions set a policy and then direct the responsible federal agencies to take steps to carry out that policy.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
President Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations and rolled back a federal policy that restricted immigration agents from arresting people in hospitals, churches and schools.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Ham ‒ who was about 3-and-a-half years old at the time of the flight ‒ not only survived, but was able to carry out tasks he was trained to perform.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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Obermann is set to fulfill a role at another, undisclosed music company following his departure in March.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Wrestling in the state meet for the first time will fulfill a longtime dream for Kenney (35-7).—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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This ensures teams that had performed well previously are rewarded with advantageous starting positions.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg notes how during previous demonstrations, Apple has showed Siri being able to perform personal assistant-style tasks such as quickly locating a user's flight and lunch reservation plans by accessing the iPhone's email and message history.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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This results in a situation where all the major decisions and ideas come directly from the leader, and the team is there just to execute the executive’s orders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His role was to judge who had executed the best guest bedroom makeover — Christina and her design team or her competition: her first ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, 37.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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While the need is dire, going vintage can achieve a brighter future.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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China is targeting landing a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is already making progress on the various pieces of hardware needed to emulate a feat so far only achieved by the United States, such as the crew spacecraft, lander and a new launch vehicle.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that the technology for making faces seem fully human is five years away.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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That made getting potential victims to talk to her a bit tricky.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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Exactly six weeks ago, Maxwell Lewis was carried off the court with an ugly-looking leg injury.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of those released appeared frail, including an elderly man on an oxygen tank who had to be carried off one of the buses that arrived in Ramallah.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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In any case, the real trick Win or Lose pulls off is using that structure to invite us to lean in.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The untitled thriller pulls from the true story of Tanya Smith, the underestimated con artist who pulled off a $40 million scam.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20out. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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