as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carried out
Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 July 2026
So to evaluate the system outside the laboratory, the xEnergy team carried out several proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with industrial partners.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Indonesian armed forces carried out a 10-person operation to recover Gosselin's body on Friday, July 3, according to CNN and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
No major repairs to the pool are known to have been carried out during the Biden administration.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
One issue was that Noem’s purchases were largely carried out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
This is particularly true in large-scale environments where remediation must be carried out across complex and deeply embedded permission structures.
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Carl D'halluin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
With its Electron rocket and Pioneer spacecraft both vertically integrated into Rocket Lab's manufacturing processes, this Victus Haze launch marks the first TacRS mission to be carried out by a single prime contractor, providing the spacecraft, launch vehicle and on-orbit operations.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
In 1992, Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a self-coup, dissolving Congress and consolidating executive power.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 July 2026
So to evaluate the system outside the laboratory, the xEnergy team carried out several proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with industrial partners.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Indonesian armed forces carried out a 10-person operation to recover Gosselin's body on Friday, July 3, according to CNN and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
No major repairs to the pool are known to have been carried out during the Biden administration.
—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
One issue was that Noem’s purchases were largely carried out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
This is particularly true in large-scale environments where remediation must be carried out across complex and deeply embedded permission structures.
—
Carl D'halluin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
With its Electron rocket and Pioneer spacecraft both vertically integrated into Rocket Lab's manufacturing processes, this Victus Haze launch marks the first TacRS mission to be carried out by a single prime contractor, providing the spacecraft, launch vehicle and on-orbit operations.
—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
In 1992, Alberto Fujimori successfully carried out a self-coup, dissolving Congress and consolidating executive power.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
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Broos’s side takes on Canada in Los Angeles today after advancing from the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over South Korea, and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled the team’s initial objective.
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Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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By her late teens, the kid from New Brunswick, New Jersey, had already accomplished more than most do in a lifetime.
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Matt and Christie Wylie have never stopped marveling at what their daughter accomplished.
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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
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Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.
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On Tuesday, more than a million fans took to the streets to celebrate Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16, a feat the national team hadn’t achieved since 1986, and with each victory, the human tide grows.
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Although, on second thought, perhaps method dressing has (once again) achieved its goal.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
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The 76ers, meanwhile, haven’t made the conference finals since 2001, which was before Brown’s fifth birthday.
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Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.
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Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war.
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One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
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