as in to transport
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carry away
The 50-year-old man from Kayenta, Arizona, was found dead by searchers after being carried away at about 3 p.m. Sunday, June 8, the National Park Service said in a Wednesday, June 11, news release.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Probably has trauma seeing puppies carried away from her as well.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Philip Koopman, an auto safety researcher and associate professor of computer engineering, told CNBC that investors shouldn’t get too carried away at the sight of Tesla running driverless vehicles on public roads.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Other videos show two other people also being carried away by federal agents.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Probably has trauma seeing puppies carried away from her as well.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Philip Koopman, an auto safety researcher and associate professor of computer engineering, told CNBC that investors shouldn’t get too carried away at the sight of Tesla running driverless vehicles on public roads.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Other videos show two other people also being carried away by federal agents.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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If convicted, Abrego Garcia could face up to 10 years in prison for each person transported.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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The intention is not just to transport data but to ensure its integrity, accuracy and usability within the new surroundings.—
Vamsi Gosu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Venice, the capital of the northern Italian Veneto region, is arguably one of the world’s most famous island cities, entrancing visitors for centuries with its Gothic palazzos, romantic gondolas and colorful Carnival masks.—
Asia London Palomba,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Byredo’s Mojave Ghost is a dry woody fragrance that will leave you (and those around you) entranced.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
4 June 2025
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Serve up a board at a party, and have fun sampling all the different flavors with your guests, or whip up a quick flight for a drool-worthy afternoon snack that satisfies all your cravings.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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Under Chapter 11, creditors, including the IRS, cannot take your primary residence to satisfy debts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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The combination of microservices with edge computing CDNs and micro frontends creates a robust application development framework that enables fast, resilient and scalable applications that delight users while driving business expansion.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The sequel has plenty of the same horror-comedy elements that delighted audiences a couple years ago, but there’s also a major action upgrade that resembles the paths that Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day took from their predecessors.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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Gallo California Chardonnay California in a bottle, this budget-friendly Gallo California Chardonnay is crafted to please a wide range of palates.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Commissioner Robert Dickson supported the project, but added that given the size of the project is going to be hard to please everyone.—
Emilie Takahashi,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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IndieWire has talked to people who loved or hated the film, with rarely any opinion in between and certainly never without a strong response of some kind from anyone — whether out of boredom or raptures over Aster’s in-your-face replay of our worst COVID-times memories.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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One is littered with long-dead corpses suspended in the air as if they were raptured.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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After hopping on stage for an infamous moment at the 2022 Academy Awards, Will Smith has hopped the pond to rap about the slap heard 'round the world.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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Mamdani also had a notable side hustle in the local hip hop scene, rapping under the moniker Young Cardamom and later Mr. Cardamom.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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