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as in acted out
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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as in persisted
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carried on
The system was carried on a Great Northern train operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Leo has strongly carried on Francis’ legacy of ecological stewardship, and the environment is expected to be a topic of discussion.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
And Billy so brilliantly carried on that spirit of Chris’s style and presence in the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
—Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The talking heads series, which will cover culture, politics, tech, business, and faith, is set to be carried on platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and Rumble.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
For the town of Porter’s centennial, a Hercules missile was carried on a float in the parade.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
IndyCar’s owner, longtime racing magnate Roger Penske, sold a one-third stake in the series to the Fox Corporation in July 2025, thus ensuring its races will be carried on a major network for the foreseeable future.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
Overnight and on Saturday, Israel and the US continued striking Iran, which in turn carried on attacking Arab Gulf states.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Leo has strongly carried on Francis’ legacy of ecological stewardship, and the environment is expected to be a topic of discussion.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
And Billy so brilliantly carried on that spirit of Chris’s style and presence in the band.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2026
Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
—Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The talking heads series, which will cover culture, politics, tech, business, and faith, is set to be carried on platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and Rumble.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
For the town of Porter’s centennial, a Hercules missile was carried on a float in the parade.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
IndyCar’s owner, longtime racing magnate Roger Penske, sold a one-third stake in the series to the Fox Corporation in July 2025, thus ensuring its races will be carried on a major network for the foreseeable future.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
Overnight and on Saturday, Israel and the US continued striking Iran, which in turn carried on attacking Arab Gulf states.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried on
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Like other states around the country, Tennessee was closing its public psychiatric hospitals, and mentally ill people who acted out were simply being jailed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Administration officials have argued Ross acted out of self-defense, alleging Good was impeding federal law enforcement.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
18 Jan. 2026
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If the warm pattern that has persisted from the winter into the spring continues, however, the odds of a potentially extreme wildfire season tick up considerably.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Claudia Jordan, who joined a decade later, alleges the culture persisted.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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When sperms managed to reach the eggs, the ensuing early-stage embryos, called blastocysts, initially appeared stronger than their counterparts conceived in gravity.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gilbert has also consistently been a law enforcement target, but has thus far managed to avoid lengthy prison terms.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The backstory The resort opened as The Nam Hai in 2006 and operated as such for about a decade before it was acquired by Four Seasons.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation, which does sightseeing tours of Kauai's canyons, shoreline and waterfalls.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.—
Bayliss Wagner,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Nelson Nuñez's brother, father, and mother testified through a translator, saying Nuñez would be well supervised if allowed out on bond, was not a danger to the community, and would not flee.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has driven a tank during army training supervised by her father, the pair’s latest joint public appearance fueling outside speculation that the girl is being groomed as Kim’s heir.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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During the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Kurds were marginalized and repressed and sometimes rebelled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Laughing Storm rebelled against the crown, but the short rebellion came to an end after Dunk and Lyonel engaged in single combat with Dunk emerging victorious.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The live demonstration, which was conducted with Sonic Fire Tech, showcased the cutting-edge system that was developed by former NASA acoustics engineers.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Duckett's attorneys fought to stop the execution so that DNA testing could be conducted on the semen collected from the crime scene.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Carried on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20on. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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