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
Zachary James returns as both Amenhotep III, Akhnaten’s father, and the engaging narrator who occasionally threatens to get carried away.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Got carried away and forgot to send back your Nuuly bundle before the next billing cycle?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
But Sophie, once again, sees their actions as nothing more than getting carried away.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Don’t let yourself get carried away for even a month.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Two of those who survived had been at the rear of the group when the slide hit, and were not carried away, Haack said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
In Sunday’s qualifiers, Finland’s Elias Lajunen had to be carried away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital after crashing awkwardly at the end of his first run.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
In finding the back of the net, Trubin now becomes the fifth goalkeeper to score in the Champions League, but don’t think for one moment he’s getting carried away by his goalscoring exploits.
—Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
This is just my opinion, and he just gets totally carried away.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Got carried away and forgot to send back your Nuuly bundle before the next billing cycle?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
But Sophie, once again, sees their actions as nothing more than getting carried away.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Don’t let yourself get carried away for even a month.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Two of those who survived had been at the rear of the group when the slide hit, and were not carried away, Haack said.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
In Sunday’s qualifiers, Finland’s Elias Lajunen had to be carried away on a stretcher and taken to the hospital after crashing awkwardly at the end of his first run.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
In finding the back of the net, Trubin now becomes the fifth goalkeeper to score in the Champions League, but don’t think for one moment he’s getting carried away by his goalscoring exploits.
—Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
This is just my opinion, and he just gets totally carried away.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
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The driver of the car was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The item is logged and eventually transported to the Lost & Found office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The comparison likely delighted Israel’s longest-serving leader, whose supporters rapidly shared the article on social media.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As Laurel Ellis in the nighttime drama, Schofield entranced Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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He’d been entranced by the big rolls of paper and the long sheets of it running through the air, from one part of the press to another.—
Beth Gardiner,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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To her, Dorr’s presentation satisfied questions of access, freeing the library board to consider capacity.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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The legislation laid out in detail a governance structure that satisfied lenders financing the transaction by giving the borrower, the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, control over decision making for three years after the deal closed.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Irvi was enchanted and unnerved by Oaxaca’s clear blue skies, unmarred by skyscrapers.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Along with the clear Bowie and Orbison inspiration, the album’s influences reflect the tastes of someone recently enchanted by the romance of California.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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Propelled by its massive bassline, Del rapped the verses with Albarn leading the crowd throughout the choruses, until finally, the night was done.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny sang and rapped entirely in Spanish.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Spielberg has been fascinated by the UFO topic his whole career, with his 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind still considered by many to be the most compelling dramatization of the subject.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shawn, too, is wracked and fascinated by the human ability to smile and smile and be a villain.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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