Thesaurus results for CARRY AWAY

carry away

verb

Definition of carry away

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 Large debris carried away by the Big Thompson flood on July 31, 1976, caused significant damage to a nearby home. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Having father Sebastijan around means there’s never any danger of him getting carried away. — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 July 2026 The museum was being renovated, and many collections were arranged neatly in boxes in a storage room, as though ready-packed for the looters to carry away. — Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026 Some people get carried away swiping their cards on discretionary items like clothes and home goods or leisure activities like dining out or going to the movies. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry away

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away

Verb

For the last two years, the story has entranced showgoers with its heartbreaking portrayal of an imperfect love story.

— Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
She becomes entranced by a mural painted on the walls of the bedroom and is tormented in her dreams and eventually in her waking hours by a powerful force.

— Ashley Woo, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrance

Verb

Forests delivered lumber to build ships and barrels for transporting goods that allowed the United States to become a global trading power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Better forecasting of atmospheric rivers Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow corridors in the sky that transport enormous amounts of water vapor.

— Yongkang Xue, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of transport

Verb

To satisfy its voracity for billions of pages, Anthropic started out by placing mass orders with wholesalers, before turning to individual and secondhand booksellers to help fill in the gaps.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
There are other ways to provide enrichment, like rotating toys every day to stimulate exploration, using puzzle feeder dishes to satisfy hunting behaviors and playing videos for your cat showing birds or fish.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of satisfy

Verb

That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Contrary to its name, this vista is sure to delight the foliage-minded among us.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of delight

Verb

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
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