carried out

past tense of carry out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carried out Behind that toll are individual losses, told here through what people carried out of the debris. New York Times, 20 July 2026 Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday. ABC News, 19 July 2026 Sachin Sharma, a deputy commissioner of police, said Wangchuk’s hospitalization was carried out following medical advice and a court directive. Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 There have been more than 5,000 attacks carried out against Ukrainian Railways since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, according to Ukrainian authorities. Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 July 2026 So to evaluate the system outside the laboratory, the xEnergy team carried out several proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with industrial partners. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026 The Indonesian armed forces carried out a 10-person operation to recover Gosselin's body on Friday, July 3, according to CNN and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 This is particularly true in large-scale environments where remediation must be carried out across complex and deeply embedded permission structures. Carl D'halluin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
Verb
  • But the request wasn’t fulfilled until nearly three months later, on Friday, July 10, after the Observer’s attorney, Benjamin Leighton, reached out to CATS.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026
  • Launched in 2023, Euclid has fulfilled its promise in its mission to discover early quasars, with this hitherto unprecedented haul of 31 of these black hole engines.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Salvage operations commenced immediately but accomplished little, and the wreck gradually disappeared into the sediment of the Solent.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • Not only are both Alison and Lezley accomplished visual artists, and Tracye a successful writer, but so are their respective children.
    Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The state medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy on July 7 and has been waiting for results from toxicology tests, Lynd said.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Should the feats achieved in these types of matches count just as much as the ones where everything is on the line?
    Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Sing, muse, of the cunning Christopher Nolan, who has once again achieved the impossible.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.
    Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tuchel made three changes to his starting lineup for Wednesday’s match, opting for Rogers instead of Noni Madueke on the right wing and defenders Reece James and Djed Spence in place of Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Sure enough, the public fight made headlines — so the next day, Riley gets a FaceTime call from her mother, Kandi.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • John Mark Steward, 65, died after being carried off in his mobile home in Kerrville, his wife told The San Antonio Express-News.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Once rescuers reached Hardy she was loaded into a rescue stretcher so she could be carried off the mountain.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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“Carried out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20out. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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