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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
With a fresh margarita in hand, Josef launches into a 70-minute monologue about his Life and Times, which carries on past Nathan’s anchor-watch shift and into Coop’s.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Video appears to show Thomas driving a fist into Clark's neck before Thomas lifts herself from the scuffle and carries on play.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The author's estate carries on that advocacy with the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, which work to recognize achievements in ocean conservation.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The Black Cat Shoppe is a colorful spot for eclectic oddities and The Next Chapter Books & Art carries on the town’s rich literary history that dates to 1783 when the state’s first bookstore was opened in New Bern.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
When the researchers play a call from a mouse in the same nest, however, the striped mouse carries on sunbathing, unperturbed.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
The speedboat carries on for a few minutes to Al Haria, today’s dive site.
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Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
That seems unlikely as long as the euphoria for AI carries on.
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Conor Sen,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
As spring carries on and summer approaches, our homes are already starting to get hot and stuffy.
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Nolan Lewis,
Architectural Digest,
27 Apr. 2026
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
Video appears to show Thomas driving a fist into Clark's neck before Thomas lifts herself from the scuffle and carries on play.
—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
The author's estate carries on that advocacy with the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, which work to recognize achievements in ocean conservation.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
The Black Cat Shoppe is a colorful spot for eclectic oddities and The Next Chapter Books & Art carries on the town’s rich literary history that dates to 1783 when the state’s first bookstore was opened in New Bern.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
When the researchers play a call from a mouse in the same nest, however, the striped mouse carries on sunbathing, unperturbed.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
The speedboat carries on for a few minutes to Al Haria, today’s dive site.
—
Lauren Keith,
Robb Report,
30 May 2026
That seems unlikely as long as the euphoria for AI carries on.
—
Conor Sen,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
As spring carries on and summer approaches, our homes are already starting to get hot and stuffy.
—
Nolan Lewis,
Architectural Digest,
27 Apr. 2026
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.
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Roper acts out this realization about [Teddy’s allegiance].
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An Extreme Heat Warning persists through Thursday night for all counties in the Chicago area and the city of Chicago itself.
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According to Global Conflict Tracker, Russia occupies roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory and fighting persists with ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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With the expansion, AGH now operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms and a hybrid surgical suite that can be used for either cath or EP procedures.
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California typically operates with a spending deficit because Democrats spend more money than the state brings in.
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Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.
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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.
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In urban areas, municipal departments run things, while the Texas Department of Public Safety frequently manages highway collisions.
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The nonprofit public-private partnership manages the municipal district with services that include infrastructure planning, community engagement and more.
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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.
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
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Currently, Screen Time often acts up and just cuts off access to all apps, whether it’s supposed to or not.
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Koutouvides transitioned to life after football, found success in real estate development throughout Connecticut, but the pain of losing the Super Bowl twinges and acts up like an old joint injury.
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