carry out
verb
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 carry out
Examples of carry out in a Sentence
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Alabama was the first state in the nation to carry out a nitrogen gas execution, that of Kenneth Eugene Smith in 2024.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Siri carried out this choreography without the user ever touching an app.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Israel has already carried out multiple new airstrikes in southern Lebanon as top Israeli officials rejected Iran’s efforts to link the two fronts and vowed to intensify attacks on Hezbollah.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Siri carried out this choreography without the user ever touching an app.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 June 2026
Israel has already carried out multiple new airstrikes in southern Lebanon as top Israeli officials rejected Iran’s efforts to link the two fronts and vowed to intensify attacks on Hezbollah.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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