Thesaurus results for CARRIED AWAY

carried away

verb

past tense of carry away

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 Having father Sebastijan around means there’s never any danger of him getting carried away. — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Some people get carried away swiping their cards on discretionary items like clothes and home goods or leisure activities like dining out or going to the movies. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026 On Earth, most cooling happens through convection as heat transfers from a hot object into the air and is carried away as the warmer air rises. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Nitrogen, one of the main nutrients needed for strong plant growth, is especially susceptible to being carried away like this. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026 The energy from these events is carried away by particles of light (photons) spread across the electromagnetic spectrum, but also by neutrinos. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Flash flooding in southeastern Missouri wrecked a campground and carried away about a dozen people, according to local authorities. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Think ambitiously, but get your facts and numbers straight before getting carried away. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 He was carried away on a stretcher with a broken arm, while his mother and sister were killed. — Abigail Williams, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away

Verb

Those seriously hurt were transported 43 miles away to the capital of North Shewa Administrative Zone, Debre Birhan.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
But revenue at the company’s container shipping segment soared 22 percent to a shade under $10 billion, mainly reflecting an average revenue of $1,575 per 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) transported.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of transported

Verb

New Hampshire Democrats not pleased One-time heavyweights New Hampshire and Iowa battled to reclaim spots at the front of the calendar and weighed whether to go rogue against the DNC.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Jim was, however, pleased to see that Citi thinks Azure is doing well.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of pleased

Verb

Rashida really walks this wonderful line between laughing at him and being delighted by him.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Far better was his save in a freezing Vienna in December 1996 against Rapid in the Champions League, which delighted the 5,000 travelling United fans and stunned the Austrians.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of delighted

Verb

The look felt right at home on this press tour, adding to her incredible roster of recent looks that have left us mere mortals entranced.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.

— Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of entranced

Verb

The treat filled me up, cooled me down and completely satisfied my sweet tooth.

— Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
The iPhone’s success, however, has satisfied some of those concerns for now, especially since Apple can partner with other companies like Google to use their AI models.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of satisfied

Verb

Only one kilometer in length, Étretat Beach is a location that enchanted major painters, like Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot and Claude Monet, who depicted the setting in dozens of works.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

One of the artists Olivier interviewed, Xang, rapped at blistering decibels to the delight and confusion of a couple hundred stylish black and brown kids.

— Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
In 2021, the actor first rapped on the group’s Good Guys, Bad Guys EP, using the name Frankie Pulitzer.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026