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
Ten minutes into his playtime, he was being carried away in a stretcher.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
While vacationing in Hawaii in 2013, Klum’s then-7-year-old son, Henry, and his caretakers were carried away by a riptide wave.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
She’s made a career out of being a normal person who knows a lot about technology but never gets carried away by sci-fi fantasies.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
But let us not get carried away.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
The franchise drew immense scrutiny for having Sabally walk off the floor instead of being securely carried away on a stretcher.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Some of these have gone viral on social media, like the drone which was grabbed out of the air before being carried away and dumped on a mountainside at an altitude of 10,000 feet.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
After the last garment was carried away, the 120,000-square-foot building sat empty for a year.
—Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The process is still ongoing and no one should get too carried away until an official announcement is made.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
While vacationing in Hawaii in 2013, Klum’s then-7-year-old son, Henry, and his caretakers were carried away by a riptide wave.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
She’s made a career out of being a normal person who knows a lot about technology but never gets carried away by sci-fi fantasies.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
But let us not get carried away.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026
The franchise drew immense scrutiny for having Sabally walk off the floor instead of being securely carried away on a stretcher.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Some of these have gone viral on social media, like the drone which was grabbed out of the air before being carried away and dumped on a mountainside at an altitude of 10,000 feet.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
After the last garment was carried away, the 120,000-square-foot building sat empty for a year.
—Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The process is still ongoing and no one should get too carried away until an official announcement is made.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
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He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Starting in place of Ball at point guard, Simpson recorded a season-best 16 points and also hauled in five rebounds versus the Nuggets, continuing a pattern that’s pleased the staff.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Dec. 2025
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The slam certainly pleased the KU portion of the crowd, which was listed at 15,407.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Dec. 2025
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Uncle Potato’s grumpy-sweet expression has delighted Instagram users after he was rescued on Thanksgiving this year.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Read on for 16 books that delighted us in 2025, ordered alphabetically by title.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Dec. 2025
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For those discerning shoppers entranced not by fresh-off-the-runway finds (too common, too mass-produced), but, instead, garments with history and legacy embedded in their seams, these are holy grails.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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Those couple of weeks of the knockout rounds at Germany 2006 were like a holiday romance, where Zidane and France were entranced with one another.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Green Dot founder Steve Barr stipulated that his group’s schools would be union represented — but that commitment satisfied only a small number of opponents.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The juxtaposition of glossy and matte papers satisfied the papyrophile in Nilsson while adding a chewy subtext for viewers.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But Crowther’s sleuthing determines that Joyce’s novel was a regular companion of hers, and she was particularly enchanted with Molly Bloom’s closing soliloquy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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The march always enchanted and created a fervent buzz that enveloped the town, driving to them a ready audience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Dasan Harris rapped an RBI single that beat the shift that gave OU a 2-1 lead.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Heriberto Hernandez, a former Rays minor-leaguer, Leo Jimenez and Sonaja each rapped singles to score one.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2026
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By the time Jackie arrived at Buckingham Palace for her first meeting with the Queen in June 1961 during her husband's presidency, she had long been fascinated by royalty.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Harron had discovered Solanas while working on a documentary about Warhol’s world, and was fascinated by her story.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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