CARRIES Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

carries

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry

as in hauls

to support and take from one place to another each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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as in packs

to wear or have on one's person I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

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as in offers

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition all of the television networks will carry the president's speech

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as in includes

to have as part of a whole the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts

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as in sustains

to hold up or serve as a foundation for erected a trellis to carry the vine

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as in earns

to receive as return for effort carried off the award for best picture of the year

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as in behaves

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity

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Recent Examples of carries Accordingly, Doctronic also carries a malpractice policy holding the system to physician-level accountability. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026 OlloBot says the module carries the robot's long-term memories and personalized information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The bridge carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence, as well as the south coast of Massachusetts and Cape Cod. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Set a school record with 306 yards rushing in 31 carries and one touchdown in win over Culver City. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Former Syracuse running back Yasin Willis contributed 72 yards on 11 carries and scored twice in his Kansas debut. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The film’s Dhaka backdrop carries traces of the country’s July 2024 unrest, including scenes of women being surveilled and policed for their clothing and behavior, work that reaches the screen through Rikita Nondine Shimu’s character, Minoti. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 But this growing dependence on a centralized, technical solution carries risks. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Sophomore running back Theodore Williams finished with 71 yards and two TDs on 20 carries. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

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Nevertheless, 2022’s Scream, revs the engine of the Scream 4, then hauls it in overdrive when more murderous mayhem storms through Woodsboro.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauls

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Crucially, the reactor core runs on TRISO particle fuel, which packs uranium inside four concentric isotropic layers of carbon and silicon carbide.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
The Pro Max packs a 10,000-mAh silicon-carbon battery (with 16% silicon content), while certain markets get a 9,210-mAh variant engineered for the same long-term battery performance.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of packs

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No, what a theme park offers is an artistic interpretation, one that filters the natural world through the stories that define our lives.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Apprisen Learn More Highlights Founded in 1955, Apprisen offers budgeting workshops, debt management plans, credit counseling, housing seminars and bankruptcy education in person and online.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of offers

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The denominator includes greater speed, capacity and outputs that were once impractical.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
That includes the power outage shutting down cell phone networks and Sunburn deliberately not being preachy about the often-talked about mental health risks for young people from excessive technology use.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of includes

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Supported by Waugh’s muscular direction, Wilson and Ritchson work well together in a chase film whose thinly sketched premise barely sustains its wall-to-wall action sequences.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Overnight oats have more protein, which aids muscle repair and sustains energy levels.

— Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sustains

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Defensive Player of the Week Josiah Griffin, a senior defensive back, intercepts a pass with 90 seconds left and returns it 45 yards for the deciding TD as Waubonsie Valley earns its first win of season with a 28-21 victory over Palatine.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Further, the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express earns 3% cash back* on transit, including rideshares, taxis, parking, tolls, buses or trains.

— Dan Avery,Lily Wolfson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of earns

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That result gives engineers more data for understanding how zinc behaves after leaving the thruster.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Which trace from our Galois representation clings to each of these terms with prime exponents depends on how our equation, , behaves in a number field defined by that particular prime.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026