carry through

verb

Definition of carry throughnext
1
as in to survive

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2
as in to carry out

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Recent Examples of carry through Eleazar pulls off what may be the hardest trick, which is to show someone else doing a great job at acting — a wheels-within-wheels performance that could very well carry through to serious consideration. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 So skill can carry through, and in the case of Daniel slash Troy, the persistence of memory is love. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 So, the manager was confident that the growth in mindset that the Dodgers had witnessed over the last year would carry through the down time. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The hydrotherapy is partly open air, which allows the natural soundtrack of the resort’s luscious 44-acre grounds to carry through the air and drenched in natural sunlight. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry through
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
  1. survive
  2. carry out
  3. stick around
  4. fulfill
  5. prevail
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  • Figuring out whether those systems can survive is a big part of what Sandia’s Z Machine and Lawrence Livermore’s NIF were built for.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And yet Church’s and some of its neighbors, including Tricker’s, Cheaney, and Edward Green, survived by turning the traditional manufacturing practices on which the town was built into an increasingly appreciated point of difference.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of survive
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  • The film is expected to follow the obstacles of carrying out a humanitarian mission as tensions rise.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lubinets gave no details on how the ceasefire or the aid mission would be monitored or carried out, citing the sensitivity of the negotiations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of carry out
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  • Hopefully, Goover will stick the landing with its product, and stick around for a while to come.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • More windows for rain around Halloween While the last full week of October is looking average, those conditions likely won’t stick around for long.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stick around
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  • Some of the weapons from American manufacturers purchased during the Biden administration are still flowing to Ukraine, but many of those contracts have been fulfilled.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, critics have likened Achilles to a carpetbagger, and called him a political opportunist who failed to fulfill his commitment to voters.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfill
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  • And if Raman prevails over Bass, that mayor will be someone who didn’t even want the Olympics here in the first place.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Dupuy-Spencer had a reputation for clear-eyed renderings of both the tenderness and the brutality of our world; here, darker forces prevail.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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