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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
And among those team-leading 72 carries on under-center formations, 20 of them came on third- or fourth-and-short.
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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
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
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
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
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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Yet the Alley persists in spite of all this.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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As the historic disruption to energy supply persists, countries have scrambled to stem the economic impact by curbing consumption, capping fuel prices and tapping into emergency oil reserves.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
13 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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The agency also offers Sabbath food boxes at no cost, refers individuals for health care and social services and manages a closet full of modest clothing for observant women.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The property feels deeply rooted in Highlands, North Carolina, yet manages to create its own intimate world behind stone walls and warmly lit hallways.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
12 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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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
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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
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
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Here’s a curtain-raiser on SXSW Music 2026, which runs from March 12-16 — with all of the different sub-festivals running concurrently, for the first time in the Austin gathering’s four-decade history.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Lake Shore Limited is a 19-hour rail journey between New York City and Chicago that runs alongside Lake Michigan, the Mohawk River, and the Erie Canal.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Carries on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20on. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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