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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Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Pho Foodie, a Vietnamese restaurant that’s currently in Bowie, expanded to North Laurel with a March 1 soft opening, giving Route 1 a new carryout option.
—Marissa Yelenik, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Israel has carried out several airstrikes since the ceasefire went into effect.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The former Top Golf executive first opened Scratch in 2021 as a four-night-a-week carryout spot during the pandemic.
—Jenna Thompson
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Pho Foodie, a Vietnamese restaurant that’s currently in Bowie, expanded to North Laurel with a March 1 soft opening, giving Route 1 a new carryout option.
—Marissa Yelenik, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Those men are more often than not familiar to their victims, according to the study, which found that more than nine in 10 Black female victims knew their killers, with the majority of those killings being carried out with guns.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Israel has carried out several airstrikes since the ceasefire went into effect.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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