carried through

Definition of carried throughnext
past tense of carry through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried through
Verb
  • The 13-year-old victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, survived after being shot in the chest.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Local reports noted that the woman miraculously survived partly because her helmet helped prevent more serious harm.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The group were kayaking and paddleboarding off the coast of Quindalup, Western Australia, on Friday afternoon when they were carried out to sea, said the WA Police Force in a statement published on Facebook on Monday.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In a situation where a company finds substantiated evidence of either type of violation carried out by an indirect supplier, they are mandated to perform an ad hoc risk assessment of that body, too.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That argument prevailed, and the committee voted 9-6 to defeat the bill.
    Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Iger and Disney ultimately prevailed in the fight, which fizzled out in early 2023 after at one point seeming to threaten Iger’s legacy.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Iger, of course, stuck around as executive chairman, taking a hands-on role with the company’s creative output.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • First movie did great, second movie did OK, but the longer it was stuck around in the DVD player, the more people watched it, the more people loved it.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Carried through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20through. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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