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as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
all of the television networks will carry the president's speech
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
carried off the award for best picture of the year
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity
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Recent Examples of carry
Sela had a terrific game for Northwest rushing for 144 yards on 24 carries and catching two passes for 93 yards.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
That history includes the 1947 Texas City disaster, when a ship carrying ammonium nitrate exploded and killed nearly 600 people, and the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which killed 15 people.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The two bigger sizes can be rolled or carried by the shoulder strap or handles.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Whichever back performs early will earn more snaps and carries later in the game.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
That history includes the 1947 Texas City disaster, when a ship carrying ammonium nitrate exploded and killed nearly 600 people, and the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which killed 15 people.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
The two bigger sizes can be rolled or carried by the shoulder strap or handles.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Whichever back performs early will earn more snaps and carries later in the game.
—Andy Behrens, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
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Still hauling out a heavy upright vacuum to clean everyday messes and dust buildup?—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Remove Cobwebs on the Ceiling If your friendly neighborhood spiders have been building webs in the corners of your house, grab the Swiffer to swat them away without needing to haul out the step ladder.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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The field, as always in this category, is packed with cast albums from both new shows and revivals; from Broadway, off-Broadway and London’s West End, in addition to some studio cast recordings.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Why Avocados Are Great for a Diabetes-Friendly Diet Avocados are packed with monounsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins C, E, K, and B-6, and nutrients like riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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The museum offers school field trip opportunities for all ages and Johnson tells me that field trip scholarships are available for schools through funding from the Tyson Family Foundation.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The breakthrough in recent days offers a chance to reassert America's ability to shape events beyond its borders.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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This decadent dish included Maltina beef, braised greens, and party jollof.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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At some point during the standoff, an officer made entry into the home via a sliding glass door and sustained a laceration on his arm.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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That audience euphoria is welcome to De Luca and Abdy, who are the Hollywood comeback story of the year after sustaining earlier criticism over box office misses.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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One reason is that the fan base is demoralized after La Vinotinto was routed 6-3 by Colombia in the final qualifying date last month and failed to earn a World Cup playoff spot.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Students study for three years to earn their doctor of nursing practice degree, which requires 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Pat said that the bird had only ever behaved that way with her late husband, who had died eight years earlier.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This process repeats roughly a dozen times each day, with some trucks transporting grain or fertilizer to customers in Illinois and Minnesota.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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He was transported to Tennova Healthcare by Montgomery County EMS.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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