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
Transactions could be carried out by phone again.
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Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Such technologies can revolutionize how business is carried out and benefit employees, employers and customers—reducing administrative burdens, enhancing business intelligence and improving the user experience.
—M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Although these crimes are carried out with the support of a power like the United States but the way to confront this situation is not closed.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But local leaders had no doubt about the perpetrators, even though the state’s campaign had previously been carried out through public exhortations and directives, not clandestine repaintings.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
For one thing, such complicated recruitment processes are carried out on a regular basis — first and second-choice options targeted and not landed before a player further down the list is ultimately signed.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Israel also carried out strikes on Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and Deir al-Balah, in the center of the territory, on Thursday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
There has also been no acknowledgment of Gazans who have protested Hamas’ rule—protests met with torture and executions carried out by Hamas.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Arkansas carried out four of the executions scheduled by Hutchinson as its supplies of the drugs used in lethal injections were set to expire, CNN reported at the time.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Such technologies can revolutionize how business is carried out and benefit employees, employers and customers—reducing administrative burdens, enhancing business intelligence and improving the user experience.
—M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Although these crimes are carried out with the support of a power like the United States but the way to confront this situation is not closed.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But local leaders had no doubt about the perpetrators, even though the state’s campaign had previously been carried out through public exhortations and directives, not clandestine repaintings.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
For one thing, such complicated recruitment processes are carried out on a regular basis — first and second-choice options targeted and not landed before a player further down the list is ultimately signed.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Israel also carried out strikes on Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and Deir al-Balah, in the center of the territory, on Thursday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
There has also been no acknowledgment of Gazans who have protested Hamas’ rule—protests met with torture and executions carried out by Hamas.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Arkansas carried out four of the executions scheduled by Hutchinson as its supplies of the drugs used in lethal injections were set to expire, CNN reported at the time.
—James Powel, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
Verb
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Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some steps in the report can presumably be accomplished quickly, and may indeed improve America’s health, even if modestly.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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With how the rotation was used in Week 1, neither goal was accomplished.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Cabrera, another millennial favorite, also performed with the band that same night.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No footballer has ever achieved his level of influence and global notoriety at such a young age.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, the film achieved cult hit status on home video.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 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
Verb
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, all this is carried off with staggering deadpan, with millions in cash in play.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paramedics rushed to his aid, and Butler gave a thumbs-up as he was carried off the court in a stretcher, wearing a neck brace.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Carried out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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