carried out; carrying out; carries out
1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point
Synonyms of carryout
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Julia Avant, CBS News, 13 May 2026
According to workers at the North Main Street restaurant, the new Camp Bowie Boulevard kiosk will sell carryout dinners, enchiladas and maybe more menu items, along with drinks.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Bonny Chu , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
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Noun
The recommendation, as of now, is for restaurants to do only carryout orders, and additional instructions were given to owners on Tuesday afternoon.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 13 May 2026
According to workers at the North Main Street restaurant, the new Camp Bowie Boulevard kiosk will sell carryout dinners, enchiladas and maybe more menu items, along with drinks.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Verb
The Afghan national accused of carrying out a deadly ambush-style shooting targeting National Guard members near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all charges in a 17-count federal superseding indictment.
—Bonny Chu , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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