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as in acts out
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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as in persists
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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as in operates
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carries on
The film's soundtrack carries on that way throughout, showing the boundless energy of hardscrabble, down-to-their-last-dime people via fifes, fiddles, and harps.
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Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The spot carries on Dove's long-running focus on improving women's and girls' self esteem.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Outside, the world carries on without him.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Life carries on in the shadow of a deadly crackdown on protesters and under the specter of a potential new military faceoff with the United States.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The Juniper Tree’s protagonist carries on in the face of maternal abuse, a scandalous out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and a series of calamitous events that expose the dark underside of domesticity.
—Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
But their legacy carries on in the juke joints that dot the region.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Wisniowiecki, of Grosse Pointe, now carries on her father's legacy as a bell ringer commemorating the Edmund Fitzgerald.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
The spot carries on Dove's long-running focus on improving women's and girls' self esteem.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Outside, the world carries on without him.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Life carries on in the shadow of a deadly crackdown on protesters and under the specter of a potential new military faceoff with the United States.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The Juniper Tree’s protagonist carries on in the face of maternal abuse, a scandalous out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and a series of calamitous events that expose the dark underside of domesticity.
—Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
But their legacy carries on in the juke joints that dot the region.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Wisniowiecki, of Grosse Pointe, now carries on her father's legacy as a bell ringer commemorating the Edmund Fitzgerald.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries on
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Fleming acts out each detail with gusto, and this full sensory barrage earns him his loudest round of applause yet.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Roper acts out this realization about [Teddy’s allegiance].—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Seek professional help if a problem persists or worsens.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine has rejected the idea, creating a stalemate that persists even as the war takes its toll on both countries.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Gita Chandra, a spokesperson for the California Natural Resources Agency, said in an email that the committee — which operates under the agency — must also comply with Assembly Bill 2022.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah also holds seats in Lebanon’s parliament and, like Hamas, operates a large social-service network and has resisted demands to disarm.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The audit also found WCPS failed to adequately oversee its third-party administrator, which manages more than $20 million annually in employee and retiree health care claims.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund, which was set up in the 1990s to invest revenues from Norway’s oil and gas industry.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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Set against the backdrop of the 1998 São Paulo World Cup between Brazil and France, Amarela follows 14-year-old Erika Oguihara (Melissa Uehara), a Japanese Brazilian sports fanatic who rebels against her family’s more Japanese cultural traditions.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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As the professor navigates retirement, the baby grows into a rambunctious child who rebels against the traditions of her fishing community.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jack Lang had been summoned to report on Sunday to the Foreign Ministry, which supervises the Arab World Institute, a cultural and research institution that promotes understanding of the Arab world.—
Reuters 13 hr ago,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez works at an after-school program in Orange County and supervises third graders.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Still, a young kid is a young kid no matter the era, and to fulfill his wish of seeing real dinosaurs, Arco disobeys his parents.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Metra Electric line — which runs from downtown Chicago through the South Side and the south suburbs — saw the highest number of suspensions on commuter rail.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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If a supplement sponsor runs a trial that targets clinical endpoints or disease pathways, the FDA may interpret that as drug-like intent, especially once the results are shared publicly.—
Elise Felicione,
STAT,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Carries on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20on. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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