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
Another mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The same flow control also affects how much heat is carried away from the electrolyzer, which feeds back into its resistance and electrical behavior.
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New Atlas,
21 June 2026
But the dads all know there’s nothing to be gained from getting carried away.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
There are a few questions about how the USMNT would match up against the heavy favourites for the tournament before people can truly get carried away, especially given that Christian Pulisic is battling a calf injury.
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Carl Anka,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
ABC News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The same flow control also affects how much heat is carried away from the electrolyzer, which feeds back into its resistance and electrical behavior.
—
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
But the dads all know there’s nothing to be gained from getting carried away.
—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
There are a few questions about how the USMNT would match up against the heavy favourites for the tournament before people can truly get carried away, especially given that Christian Pulisic is battling a calf injury.
—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Ten minutes into his playtime, he was being carried away in a stretcher.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
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The child was transported to a nearby hospital for non-incapacitating injuries and will be released to a legal guardian.
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According to prosecutors, Edmond was directed by co-conspirators to make straw purchases of firearms from Georgia gun stores that were later transported and distributed to gang members in the Chicago area.
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Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
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Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon.
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The role required an actor fluent in Russian and English, a detail that delighted Kharlamova.
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Lady Emma Thynn, Martha Lady Sitwell, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Lottie Kane, Missè Beqiri, Kimi Murdoch, Myka Meier and Margo Stilley — most of whom had actually known each other for years — delighted viewers over a 10-episode season.
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The kids, entranced by their phones and tablets, don’t meet up anymore to play dress-up dolls, kick a ball around, or even just talk—not with whole virtual worlds and endless distractions at their eager little fingertips.
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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.
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Doubts about his age have emerged from time to time and, while official documents have verified his date of birth and satisfied Indian cricket’s governing body, the sceptics will not always be satisfied.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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Every young child is enchanted by the beautiful colors of the rainbow.
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Throughout the set, lasers, strobes and flashes enchanted the audience, visuals dancing alongside the music.
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In 2021, the actor first rapped on the group’s Good Guys, Bad Guys EP, using the name Frankie Pulitzer.
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England have rapped Stokes on the knuckles.
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Like countless others, I was fascinated by the intersection of medicine, epidemiology, and emerging pathogens that the book portrayed.
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Hornets have ‘totally reshaped that frontcourt’ Kevin O’Connor, Yahoo sports podcaster and writer, is fascinated by the trade on both sides.
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