as in transported
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carried away
High waters also carried away homes and caused damage to infrastructure.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Getting carried away by external validation — chasing titles, applause, or financial wins at the expense of your deeper purpose.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s no need to get carried away.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The only person who didn’t seem to get carried away by the frenzy was the calm and rather dignified figure who inspired it.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Nearly a year had passed since national Museum Director Jacques Jaujard ordered priceless artworks and objets crated and carried away.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Whitney noted that most people bitten by sharks die from blood loss, not from being eaten or carried away.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Again, that’s inspiring me and even the younger generations to be healthy and maybe to not let things get carried away.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
As for an outright upset here, let’s not get carried away.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Getting carried away by external validation — chasing titles, applause, or financial wins at the expense of your deeper purpose.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s no need to get carried away.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The only person who didn’t seem to get carried away by the frenzy was the calm and rather dignified figure who inspired it.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Nearly a year had passed since national Museum Director Jacques Jaujard ordered priceless artworks and objets crated and carried away.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Whitney noted that most people bitten by sharks die from blood loss, not from being eaten or carried away.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Again, that’s inspiring me and even the younger generations to be healthy and maybe to not let things get carried away.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
As for an outright upset here, let’s not get carried away.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
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Zumot declined to be transported to the Morgan Hill courtroom of Judge Javier Alcala and so was not present for reading of the verdict Wednesday, which marked the 16th anniversary of Schipsi’s death and was one day after Zumot’s 52nd birthday.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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It was painted with the logo of Dog Is My Copilot, a nonprofit that has transported more than forty-three thousand animals in the past twelve years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Moyes will be pleased by the impact made by his substitutes against Palace, Alcaraz chief among them.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, two days later, Long addressed Carey's reaction on The Shade Room, revealing Carey asked her to sing during the tribute and was pleased by her set.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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For almost a decade, McAnally has served as Hayes’ mentor, collaborator and producer, and the fledgling comedian couldn’t help but be delighted by the full-circle moment.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The approximately 75 to 95-year-old green sea turtle has delighted visitors for generations.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kravitz remembers going to the home Tyson shared with her husband Miles Davis and being entranced by the jazz legend’s closet.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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In Ruidoso, New Mexico, the pounding hooves of racehorses have entranced crowds from across Texas and New Mexico every summer, pumping in millions of dollars from the All-American Derby, Oaks and Futurity races and the steady hum of seasonal jobs that carry this mountain village.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Let yourself be enchanted by the possibilities, but also anchor them — sketch the dream, but also build the frame to hold it.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
12 Oct. 2025
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He and his mother, the late Eve Branson, were enchanted.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Jays rapped out 18 hits, roughing up Seattle starter George Kirby for eight runs in four innings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their fortitude resulted in a thoughtful, lyrically dense project that ‘Nandez likens to a collection of personal and political anecdotes rapped on production that Preservation built around ‘Nandez baritone vocal tone.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The missing bust had fascinated me since my own visit to Morrison’s grave in December of 1988.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Not only this, but fascinated by the sundials and time-telling monuments inside the course, Hovland reportedly skipped swing practice to soak in the heritage.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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