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
Police appear to be cracking down on distraction-style thefts with LAPD releasing photos of a man and a woman carrying out a similar scheme.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Pentagon has carried out about 45 boat strikes in the southern Caribbean and Pacific that have left 150 people dead, and in January launched an operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Jarosz added that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally obstruct another law enforcement agency from carrying out its duties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Jennifer and James Crumbley were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for their role in the 2021 mass shooting carried out by their teenage son at Oxford High School.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
The Pentagon has carried out about 45 boat strikes in the southern Caribbean and Pacific that have left 150 people dead, and in January launched an operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Jarosz added that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally obstruct another law enforcement agency from carrying out its duties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Jennifer and James Crumbley were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for their role in the 2021 mass shooting carried out by their teenage son at Oxford High School.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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Many scientists, however, question whether the NIH can still fulfill its public mission.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Christine describes a calm, easy, fulfilling, and passionate love.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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Whether the thing is the drive to push themselves or the need for big goals to focus on, or the rush of accomplishing something new.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2026
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The teams trying to rebuild prefer to use draft picks to accomplish it, rather than trading multiple selections for one player.—
Sam McDowell
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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Rural hospitals among top performers Six of Mercy's rural hospitals, including two in Arkansas, have been included in The Chartis Center for Rural Health's lists of the 100 top-performing rural hospitals across the country.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Queens like Alexis Michelle, Jan, Rosé, Denali, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Loosey LaDuca, Plasma, and even Suzie Toot all arrived at the show with extreme levels of performing polish and high levels of talent and often did well but didn’t ever seem to truly break through with Ru.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2026
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The layered flavors and tender results of tagine cooking can be achieved without the traditional clay pot.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now, that tailwind is gone, the consultancy’s analysts said, adding that higher leverage, debt costs closer to 8% to 9%, and relatively stagnant portfolio valuations, warrant companies to grow profits much faster to achieve the same returns.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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On April 21, 1996, Russian forces executed one of the most precise assassinations of the modern era.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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This attack on Iran, executed only with Israel, will further alienate allies and hostile nations alike.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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However, that advantage didn’t last long because Jalen Suggs drilled a 3-pointer five seconds later.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Opposition leaders like former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, adjusting to the public mood, are doing Netanyahu’s international outreach for him.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gonzales was struggling to hold his 23rd District even before the scandal, barely beating 2nd Amendment activist and content creator Brandon Herrera in 2024; Herrera is running again, along with Quico Canseco, a one-term congressman who’s made multiple comeback attempts.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, former President Joe Biden’s BOP reinstated the Transgender Offender Manual, which was originally released by the Obama-Biden administration in January 2017, but that version had only made hormone medication accessible at the time.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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She was carried off in a protective neck brace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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