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
The most meticulous work on this subject was carried out by David Noble, a historian of technology.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the undercover operations carried out by The Athletic mirrors some of the characteristics of the operation that led to the arrests in West Yorkshire.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But Israel has carried out regular cross-border attacks, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hezbollah is rearming, threatening to intensify strikes if Beirut does not do more to stop the group.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Three police officers lean on a silver car blocking a Louvre entrance, hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Cultural burns, carried out by Indigenous practitioners, fulfill a myriad of needs.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Many similarly brutal attacks have been carried out in Muslim communities by Boko Haram and other armed groups in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Famine has spread to two new regions in Sudan, including a major city in the Darfur region where a militia has reportedly carried out mass killings and sent tens of thousands fleeing in the last week.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
But decisions like these are usually carried out in the face of competing values, squabbling constituencies, and genuine uncertainty about the facts.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
One of the undercover operations carried out by The Athletic mirrors some of the characteristics of the operation that led to the arrests in West Yorkshire.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But Israel has carried out regular cross-border attacks, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hezbollah is rearming, threatening to intensify strikes if Beirut does not do more to stop the group.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Three police officers lean on a silver car blocking a Louvre entrance, hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Cultural burns, carried out by Indigenous practitioners, fulfill a myriad of needs.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Many similarly brutal attacks have been carried out in Muslim communities by Boko Haram and other armed groups in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Famine has spread to two new regions in Sudan, including a major city in the Darfur region where a militia has reportedly carried out mass killings and sent tens of thousands fleeing in the last week.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
But decisions like these are usually carried out in the face of competing values, squabbling constituencies, and genuine uncertainty about the facts.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
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Trier’s paternal grandfather, Ernst, was a talented painter of modernist landscapes who never quite fulfilled his early promise.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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White’s promotion also left an open spot on the practice squad — one fulfilled by defensive tackle and 2024 Panthers draft pick Jaden Crumedy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Poetically, collaboration and togetherness were motifs throughout the evening, as no behind the camera job is accomplished in isolation.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Our purpose will be accomplished.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Wearing a Tom Ford tuxedo, the prince posed on the green carpet alongside singers Mendes and Minogue, who both performed at his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday London concert in 2018.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That was when the practice began of parents withholding food from children who performed badly on their pre-exams as an incentive to study harder.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The wins over Villa and Madrid were achieved with Andy Robertson restored at left-back, at the expense of new signing Milos Kerkez, and with Dominik Szoboszlai bringing more balance and physical presence by reprising last season’s advanced-midfield role.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Researchers in South Korea have achieved a breakthrough that can lead to safer and more efficient batteries, quickening the transition to clean energy and paving the way for a more sustainable future.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Organizers made the decision after protesters repeatedly disrupted the recent Spanish Vuelta in the presence of Israel-Premier Tech.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Hornets made two interceptions, including one by Koa Akui, the team leader with five picks.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Roughly three weeks later, Irving planted on a Kings player’s foot and had to be carried off the floor with structural damage in his left knee.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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She was carried off the ballroom floor in a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Carried out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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