as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carry out
Yet those leaders continue to carry out killings the government has not publicly justified under any clear legal authority.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The work is being carried out at IBM’s semiconductor research facility in Albany, New York.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
According to one observational study carried out in Japan, emotional eaters were less likely to see significant weight changes when using a GLP-1 drug treatment.
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Nadine Wehida,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
The appeal comes as Florida continues an unprecedented run of executions under DeSantis, who oversaw a record 19 executions last year and has argued that carrying out death sentences delivers justice for victims’ families.
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Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for carry out
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The work is being carried out at IBM’s semiconductor research facility in Albany, New York.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
According to one observational study carried out in Japan, emotional eaters were less likely to see significant weight changes when using a GLP-1 drug treatment.
—
Nadine Wehida,
Scientific American,
25 June 2026
The appeal comes as Florida continues an unprecedented run of executions under DeSantis, who oversaw a record 19 executions last year and has argued that carrying out death sentences delivers justice for victims’ families.
—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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More than half of Gen Zers said doing work that was personally fulfilling was within their top three priorities, and 25% ranked helping and caring for others up top, as well.
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The commission just fulfilled one of its primary duties, forwarding to Mayor Barbara Lee a shortlist of finalists to be considered for the job of the Oakland Police Department’s next permanent chief.
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Then, Derek Hill added a single, which brought up Bryson Stott with the chance at accomplishing that goal for the first time since the top of the eighth when Philadelphia scored three.
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This is one way to absolutely accomplish that goal!
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These will be highly specialized agents that sit on top of Anaplan’s applications, capable of performing tasks autonomously for users.
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While humans thrive on ambiguity, context, metaphor and inference, machines generally perform better when information is categorized, tagged, labeled and linked in ways that reduce uncertainty.
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All this in addition to her high school diploma achieving the Scholar and Industry diploma designations and graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors.
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The designer singled out the exceptional Refa fabrics and touted the sartorial prowess and heritage of the Veramonteforte atelier in delivering the same high-quality standards achieved with its made-to-measure activities.
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The surest way to move the fastest, have the greatest impact and capture the most value is to vertically integrate and execute on the full value chain end-to-end.
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Most of the videos featured phony trades executed on dummy sites designed to resemble Polymarket, according to the Journal, which said the company's actions were part of a campaign to lure users to its offshore, unregulated platform.
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Smoke, salt, pepper and bark do the work.
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Mark Thompson does the costume and scenic design, with lighting by Howard Harrison.
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Later, there were heavy planters added to the pool deck and other additions made to the building.
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
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Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war.
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One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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