as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carried out
No major repairs to the pool are known to have been carried out during the Biden administration.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
One issue was that Noem’s purchases were largely carried out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
This is particularly true in large-scale environments where remediation must be carried out across complex and deeply embedded permission structures.
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Carl D'halluin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
With its Electron rocket and Pioneer spacecraft both vertically integrated into Rocket Lab's manufacturing processes, this Victus Haze launch marks the first TacRS mission to be carried out by a single prime contractor, providing the spacecraft, launch vehicle and on-orbit operations.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The trials were carried out on June 10 and 11 and saw interceptors destroy targets in both the endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric regions.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
More recent studies, carried out amid a larger crisis to replicate research results in the behavioral sciences, have cast doubt on the findings of Mischel and his successors.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
In 1992, Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a self-coup, dissolving Congress and consolidating executive power.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Events of the past year, in particular the aggressive deportation campaigns carried out by ICE, may have reshaped views within the SBC.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
One issue was that Noem’s purchases were largely carried out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise.
—
ABC News,
23 June 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
With its Electron rocket and Pioneer spacecraft both vertically integrated into Rocket Lab's manufacturing processes, this Victus Haze launch marks the first TacRS mission to be carried out by a single prime contractor, providing the spacecraft, launch vehicle and on-orbit operations.
—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The trials were carried out on June 10 and 11 and saw interceptors destroy targets in both the endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric regions.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
More recent studies, carried out amid a larger crisis to replicate research results in the behavioral sciences, have cast doubt on the findings of Mischel and his successors.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
In 1992, Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a self-coup, dissolving Congress and consolidating executive power.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Events of the past year, in particular the aggressive deportation campaigns carried out by ICE, may have reshaped views within the SBC.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
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The Los Angeles Dodgers fulfilled their promise to donate $1 million to families affected by the immigration enforcement operations in 2025.
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For the prophecy to truly be fulfilled, Role Model will have to do a music video with Alex Cooper.
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Everything great in business is accomplished by teams, and teams require focus and trust.
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Even the special effects emerge as less than spectacular — especially since Jeannot Szwarc’s plodding direction affords ample time for one to sit there and figure out just how they were accomplished.
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Among the hundreds of surgeries performed over three decades by ElAttrache, his patients include the four 2024 MLB most valuable player and Cy Young Award winners — Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal.
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The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178.
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Privacy throughout the complex is achieved by the construction techniques the builder used to reduce noise transmission between floors and units.
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Utah, Colorado and other Western states have been subjected to large-scale weekend wildfires, including the 93,607-acre Cottonwood Fire, where 1,200 firefighters and support personnel had achieved zero containment by late Sunday afternoon, according to a joint command update.
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Invoices are processed through email and digital systems, and payments are executed across interconnected platforms.
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According to the Pasadena Police Department, a search warrant was executed on what appeared to be a marijuana dispensary at 6316 Whittier Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles, where fireworks allegedly intended for distribution were found.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
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He also was named first-team All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl again in 2015.
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The Tartan Army finally made it to Fenway, a sort of Loch Ness Monster meeting the Green Monstah, in time to watch the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-4, apparently drinking the Hub dry.
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Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war.
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One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
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