as in to entrance
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
Don't get carried away, though.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Woll deserves credit for not letting the Blackhawks get carried away.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, the family is sharing their heartbreak after a father had to watch his deceased son be carried away.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Although Newton’s third law was not violated the missing momentum was carried away by the sound field itself.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Woll deserves credit for not letting the Blackhawks get carried away.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, the family is sharing their heartbreak after a father had to watch his deceased son be carried away.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Although Newton’s third law was not violated the missing momentum was carried away by the sound field itself.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
Verb
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As someone who’s been entranced by cars ever since high school, Toliver uses his car obsession as a vehicle for his own sonic discovery.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The caveat is that they are both entranced by a dream rather than the reality of what a partnership needs.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The building was immediately evacuated, and students and employees were transported to receive medical evaluation, school officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The dogs are expected to be transported to partner rescues soon, with adoptions potentially happening within weeks.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The move – and more, its blunt public announcement – may have pleased Trump world, but turned out to be disastrous for the Post’s business.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mark this one down as a turning point where the NFL no longer appears concerned with playing it safe or trying to please everyone in the room.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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This was a window where Villa had to adjust to injury misfortune and, all the while, satisfy Emery’s wishes for improvement.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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TeGantvoort told the powers that be that there’s a huge demographic of movie goers that like cult films, but have to travel to Denton or Dallas to satisfy their fix.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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Smirk flies under the banner ‘Make Fun, Not War’ and delights to needle and tweak the NFL and the gravitas of its Big Game.—
Greg Cote
February 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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Last season, despite rapping out more hits than any other National League player, Arraez’s OPS+ graded out as 99.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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With his tree-bark rasp, Gabe raps hard as hell and pulls little storytelling tricks out of his bag.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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