as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carry out
Police determined Bryant carried out the murder-suicide, resulting in the killings of Glison and Bradford.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Israel has carried out waves of strikes targeting Houthi military facilities and civilian infrastructure the IDF says is used by the Houthis.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The study was carried out in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The presentation, held at the ongoing San Sebastián International Film Festival ,had Juan Manuel Guimeráns, president of Spain Film Commission, outlining the project’s objectives and the work carried out over recent months.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Israel has carried out waves of strikes targeting Houthi military facilities and civilian infrastructure the IDF says is used by the Houthis.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The study was carried out in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
The presentation, held at the ongoing San Sebastián International Film Festival ,had Juan Manuel Guimeráns, president of Spain Film Commission, outlining the project’s objectives and the work carried out over recent months.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
Verb
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Among them is harnessing what is sometimes referred to as clean heat, which means fulfilling the supply chain’s thermal energy needs with renewable sources such as wind and solar.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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In January, the TPSF fulfilled a $25 million funding commitment to Velocity Elevate LP.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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One of its investigators had spent weeks undercover working and traveling with ShowMe Tigers, watching the animals being forced to perform tricks, said Humane World for Animals, formerly called the Humane Society of the United States, in a statement Sunday.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tigers, which toured the country performing with the animals.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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First, there is the abstract layer that defines the outcome developers wish to accomplish.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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In reaction to the report, The Kansas Department for Children and Families, however, touted what has been accomplished.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was eventually executed for his actions.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen, a routine method of executing official documents when signatories are unable to sign them.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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On average, Tonello achieves around 15–20 percent faster execution.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Founded in 1973 as Women in Film, Los Angeles, WIF advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries, to achieve parity and transform culture.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What makes addressUSA different AddressUSA does more than guess.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The oil and gas outsiders at Venture Global are doing so by upending project design norms, upsetting the Big Oil hierarchy, and dominating the nascent gas export industry.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sabel made the trek and quickly realized the greater need in Sri Lanka and worldwide was for regasification facilities that receive the LNG and covert it back into gas for power generation.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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What makes addressUSA different AddressUSA does more than guess.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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For Tom—a man easily carried off by obsession, emotion, or reverie—not much ever really dies.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, all this is carried off with staggering deadpan, with millions in cash in play.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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