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as in acts out
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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2
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
Life after freedom For women in prison, says AF, the stigma carries on even after release.
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Ricci Shryock, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
And among those team-leading 72 carries on under-center formations, 20 of them came on third- or fourth-and-short.
—Sam McDowell March 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Two decades later, that fickle through line carries on.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Ricci Shryock, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
And among those team-leading 72 carries on under-center formations, 20 of them came on third- or fourth-and-short.
—Sam McDowell March 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
Two decades later, that fickle through line carries on.
—Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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
Verb
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This is why convergence persists even among firms that celebrate originality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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The war has sent energy and fertilizer prices soaring as the Strait of Hormuz, the critical Middle Eastern shipping chokepoint, remains under a severe selective shutdown as the military conflict persists.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Williams, who works as a barber instructor and operates a cosmetology school, wants to push for policies strengthening small businesses.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Stocks to watch Citi's Tower is bullish on McDonald's, Chipotle, Cheesecake Factory, Darden Restaurants — which owns Olive Garden — and Brinker International , the conglomerate that operates Chili's.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Century 21 Judge Fite Property Management manages over 2,000 units following the acquisition, Fite said.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moody Center Oak View Group still manages, among other prominent Texas venues, the Moody Center in Austin.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 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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According to articles 57 and 110 of the constitution, the supreme leader sets domestic and foreign policy and supervises all branches of the government, including the executive, legislature and judiciary.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Executive Office for Immigration Review, which supervises the court, didn’t return a request for comment by press time.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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The South African competition framework was one of the biggest barriers to MTN’s pursuit of Telkom, the third largest network which also runs the biggest fiber optic network in Africa’s biggest economy.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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That process is instead governed by your state's statute of limitations on debt, which is a separate clock that typically runs between three and 10 years, depending on the state and the type of debt.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Carries on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20on. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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