CARRIED THROUGH Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

carried through

verb

past tense of carry through

as in survived

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The measure survived; the trade did not, and the same transfer is now happening to institutional knowledge inside AI systems.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Torres, who was sitting in the passenger seat and closest to the gunfire, survived but was shot multiple times, according to KTVB.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of survived

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Rhaenyra also dismisses Mysaria, a wise move carried out in a very unwise manner, given the woman’s cunning.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The defendants arrived at dawn, just before the morning prayer call, the time when the regime's laws mandate execution sentences be carried out.

— Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

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But during a tense public hearing in July, the Moyles prevailed only on the southern portion of several parcels near State Street and State Highway 16 in Star.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
Those victories are expanding into swing states such as Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed ‒ a progressive backed by prominent democratic socialists, but not one himself ‒ prevailed in the Senate primary over a more moderate opponent.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevailed

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Rüfüs du Sol was the last of three EDM acts who drew massive crowds — or, more likely, the same crowd that just stuck around for all three sets — at the biggie Lands Ends Stage.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Moraz moved on to the Moody Blues in 1978 and stuck around until 1991, when his acrimonious departure led to a legal battle with his former bandmates that played out on Court TV.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

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