carried through

Definition of carried throughnext
past tense of carry through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried through
Verb
  • The final game of their regular season slate was a thriller against rival Ohio in which the Redhawks survived in overtime to cap off the undefeated regular season.
    SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The commission, which was established by statute in 1987 and serves as a bridge between the government and the state’s growing Latino population, has now survived two attempts to defund or eliminate it.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • He was carried out of a window by a police officer.
    Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In retaliation, gunmen carried out a reprisal assault on Tuesday that left at least 15 people dead.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Tretter prevailed over interim executive director David White and American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti in a vote at the union’s annual meetings in San Diego earlier this week.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Jan Schakowsky prevailed, and the guy who came in last was a young heir to a hotel fortune named JB Pritzker.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bentley, who lives in Oak Cliff, stopped by for a post-screening Q&A at one of two showings and stuck around to introduce the film before the other.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Because of the cold, snow from the major winter storm in January also stuck around on the ground longer than normal.
    Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Carried through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20through. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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