CARRIED OUT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

carried out

verb

past tense of carry out

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 Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement Thursday that the strikes were carried out after eight drones were launched from Afghanistan and Afghan forces shelled Pakistani border posts. — Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 Though homosexuality is legal in Turkey, authorities have carried out coordinated raids targeting LGBTQ advocacy organizations and activists across multiple cities, leading to mass arrests and detentions. — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Iran has now carried out hundreds of drone and missile strikes, impacting fourteen countries. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 Over the past two months, companies including OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed multiple incidents in which their AI agents accessed the internet when they weren't supposed to and carried out unapproved activities. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Maricarmen Abascal is carried out her apartment building on a stretcher on Wednesday. — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 The selection process to find the best designers was carried out by a panel of industry experts including Marco Rambaldi, Galib Gassanoff, Satoshi Kuwata, Gregory de la Hogue Moran, Youwie Roes, Marco Carrieri, Chiara Allegri and Paola Sandrini. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The secret mission was carried out without the knowledge of members of the press traveling with the president and even some White House officials who were still aboard the old Air Force One. — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

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Errors also resulted from deliveries that had multiple pickup or drop-off locations or were only partially fulfilled, according to the company.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
The Courant asked to interview Santiago and Braswell, but our request was not fulfilled in time for this article.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

Verb

Also remember that anytime suspension components such as lower control arms are replaced, a wheel alignment should be performed afterward to ensure proper tire wear and handling.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Fans of the Indiana Hoosiers, a program that came from literally nothing to reach the pantheon of college football, are a little miffed with how the team has performed early in the season.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of performed

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While spacecraft-to-spacecraft cryogenic refuelling is yet to be achieved, the ability to refuel storable chemical propellant is still a game-changer.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Mid-round, golfers head to the Halfway House for burger dogs and fish tacos, and the Links Margarita has apparently achieved something close to cult status among regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieved

Verb

For example, SpaceX has made three successful catches of Super Heavy back at SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas, launch facility, and has executed a handful of Raptor 3 single-engine relights on Ship while in space.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Cleaning up three years of contracts matters less than ensuring next month’s contracts land in the right place, signed, on the day they are executed.

— Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of executed

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The next day, Leigh made one last desperate attempt to get her things.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Osubor, who also stars, made the film under the mentorship of 90s indie film stalwart Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) follows an ambitious flower-delivery driver (Osubor) who gets drawn into the orbit of a powerful local figure called Big Daddy.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of made

Verb

The Fever also lost guard Ty Harris, who was carried off the court.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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