carried on

verb

past tense of carry on
1
as in acted out
to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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2
as in persisted
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

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3
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 Fans like Melau carried on as if Brazil, a frequent World Cup contender, was still playing. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026 Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue. — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026 But since England progressed out of the group and through the last 32, Thompson has carried on the adventure alone. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026 New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Do not use to cover a ceiling Do not carry the flag flat — and things should not be carried on it. — Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 Five of those have powered each variant of Russia’s R-7 rocket family since the 1950s, a legacy now carried on by the Soyuz launch vehicle. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 In the medieval era, blood feuds carried on for generations; likewise, today’s wars are often rooted in centuries of pain. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried on
  1. acted out
  2. persisted
  3. managed
  4. disobeyed
  5. operated
  6. rebelled
  7. supervised
  8. acted up
Verb
  • Eventually, the rewrite and actors workshop rehearsal combined — a two-week period in which Jones, McCormick, Wilde, Rogen, Cruz, and Norton acted out, improvised scenes, and, most importantly, talked about characters.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • In the video, Allie dramatically acted out both sides of the conversation, capturing the feeling of trying to extract a straightforward answer from her mom.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Definition of acted out
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  • If the North had lost, the institution of slavery would have persisted across much of the planet.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • One conversation resolved a problem that had persisted through the normal channels.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of persisted
Verb
  • The German predator network managed to thrive despite clear violations of Telegram’s terms of service, again raising questions about how the platform has been used for criminal activity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Tracy Edwards managed to escape and flag down Rauth and Mueller, taking the officers to Dahmer’s apartment.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of managed
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  • However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of disobeyed
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  • Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • For days, the US and its fans had operated under the assumption that there was no mechanism for the striker to have his suspension erased.
    — Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of operated
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  • Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Ever since the Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French in 1791, the proslavery and imperialist powers of Europe and the Americas had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti failed.
    — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
Definition of rebelled
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  • While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Even a workforce-minded state like Colorado, which established a separate residential electrician license (2 years), still requires the work to be supervised by a journeyman.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of supervised
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  • And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
Definition of acted up

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“Carried on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20on. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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