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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
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.
—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
And now Eli Heidenreich, among the best of what this latter American generation has to offer, carries on the family tradition.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In Beef, her character carries on a secret text relationship with an ex.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ Pro Day tour carries on, as schools around the country host a combine-type event on their campuses for their draft-eligible talent to show one last piece of their on-field game before next month’s draft.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Life after freedom For women in prison, says AF, the stigma carries on even after release.
—Ricci Shryock, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
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
And now Eli Heidenreich, among the best of what this latter American generation has to offer, carries on the family tradition.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
In Beef, her character carries on a secret text relationship with an ex.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dallas Cowboys’ Pro Day tour carries on, as schools around the country host a combine-type event on their campuses for their draft-eligible talent to show one last piece of their on-field game before next month’s draft.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
Life after freedom For women in prison, says AF, the stigma carries on even after release.
—Ricci Shryock, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries on
Verb
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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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The poem persists both as a series of occurrences and as a solid object.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The cycle persists because, at every link, those involved have had reasons that felt sufficient to them in the moment.—
Bruce Sibley,
Time,
29 May 2026
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The department also operates Brinc Lemur S units for indoor tactical situations and the autonomous DJI Box 3 with Matrice 4TD — a drone-in-a-box platform that is programmed to launch, navigate and return to base entirely on its own.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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CoreCivic purchased the facility from the county in October 1996 and currently owns and operates the facility.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 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
Verb
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The group closely manages its propaganda and marketing with several guides that members must strictly adhere to.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Venue operator Live Nation — which manages more than 300 facilities across the country — initially hoped to build a permanent amphitheater nearby, but scrapped those plans in 2023 after the Irvine City Council ended negotiations.—
Clay Marshall,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 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
Verb
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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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.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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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.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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But if your transmission acts up or your steering system goes haywire, car insurance won't help you.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Carries on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20on. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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