CARRIED THROUGH Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

carried through

verb

past tense of carry through

as in survived

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But Pat Murphy’s team displayed the resilience of the 67-year-old manager, who survived a heart attack in 2020 and was the NL Manager of the Year in his first two full seasons at the helm in 2024 and 2025.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Lincoln also is survived by two daughters, Martha and Rebecca; two granddaughters; and a sister, Mary Miles.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of survived

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Israeli forces demolished two homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday belonging to Palestinian gunmen who carried out an attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
The retrospective observational study was carried out in North Carolina, when Rosman was at the University of North Carolina.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried out

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Many in Serbia believe that the concrete canopy crashed because of flawed renovation work caused by corruption and negligence that prevailed in major state infrastructure projects championed by Vucic's government.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
In every matchup during this postseason, the team with the better record prevailed.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevailed

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Northwestern’s Dave Davis, the longtime liaison between the university and residents, stuck around and mingled with the big names who had gathered there.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
In the years since the pandemic, retail investors have not only stuck around, but have grown more powerful and more sophisticated.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

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