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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The unidentified woman was immediately treated by EMS personnel, and one firefighter was transported to a nearby medical center with an arm injury, the fire department said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Three women suffering from gunshot wounds were located at the scene and transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police spokesperson Officer Alayna Gonzalez.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Standout players The way Jeremy Doku ended the club season will have pleased Garcia.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Tax cuts and an assault on federal regulation have pleased many, even as tariffs, immigration restrictions and now spiking fuel prices and rising interest rates have kept the small business optimism index below historic averages.—
John Schroyer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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The Tates were delighted by their enforcers.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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King delighted fans with his memorable calls and nicknames.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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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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When the British artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s work was exhibited at the New Museum in 2017, viewers were entranced by the way her paintings reflected the deep solitude of each of her subjects.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The New York Review of Books,
6 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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The book satisfied the second prong.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Then take a ride on Shrek & Fiona’s Happily Ogre After to hear how an ogre and a princess were enchanted by love.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 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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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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But the viewing was grimmer than that as the Brewers rapped out 18 hits and drew 11 walks.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Jim Jacoby, another Atlanta developer, was also fascinated by the Atlantic Steel property, leading their paths to intersect.—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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He was fascinated by Fey's scar When Fey was 5 years old, she was attacked by a stranger while outside of her home in Upper Darby, Penn.—
Desiree Ossandon,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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