carried through

verb

past tense of carry through
1
as in survived

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2
as in carried out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried through
  1. survived
  2. carried out
  3. prevailed
  4. stuck around
Verb
  • He is survived by his wife, four children and two grandchildren, Isabella and Edward.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026
  • He is also survived by his younger brother Nigel Frieda, the British music producer and founder of the Sugababes.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of survived
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  • The administration did not specify in the October court records when the deportations would be carried out.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Photographs by Kenji Chiga for The New Yorker In 1945, toward the end of the Second World War, firebombings carried out by American B-29 Superfortress planes killed about a hundred thousand people in Tokyo.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of carried out
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  • Bass had prevailed in more Latino neighborhoods than any other candidate in the primary.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But Figures prevailed in his district despite the change, the AP has called, defeating Republican Rhett Marques.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of prevailed
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  • About 20 people stuck around, through the first city council meeting and into the second, committee of the whole meeting, to offer their views on possibly forcing developers to include affordable housing units on residential developments.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Watching Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang celebrate the holiday is another seasonal ritual that has stuck around for generations.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stuck around
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