carry out

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Recent Examples of carry out Hanson said the investigation was carried out by the department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Crime Suppression Unit. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025 The attack occurred in the Balochistan, the largest province in Pakistan, and was carried out by Baloch separatists who have been fighting with the state for decades. Mahrang Baloch, Time, 10 June 2025 It was carried out last weekend and freed 1,000 captives on each side. Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025 That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
Verb
  • Many buyers are turning to other automakers to fulfill their electric vehicle (EV) desires.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
  • This meant developing digital kitchens to fulfill digital orders; orders placed in the restaurant are prepared by a separate makeline.
    Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Eras Tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 24, 2023.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • But for all its funny parts, the show highlights Reilly’s mellifluous croon, honed from an upbringing performing musical theatre.
    Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • But Apple has yet to execute on that potential with AI, and the clock is ticking.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
  • Trump’s order comes amid continued clashes between demonstrators and federal agents executing immigration enforcement actions in L.A., which have led to more than 100 arrests.
    Dan Mangan,Erin Doherty, CNBC, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Both Bronco and Bronco Sport have earned overall 5-star NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings, and Bronco is currently the only vehicle in its segment to achieve a five-star overall vehicle score in NHTSA’s testing.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • However, in Condrieu, the grape achieves an expression that is difficult to replicate elsewhere.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 16 June 2025
  • Below, 20 Forbes Business Council members discuss what companies can do now to ensure reliable supply chains in the future.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Police questioned several people at the scene, and Brown was briefly detained, but there were no arrests made at the time, and no injuries were reported, according to The AP.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • But the aid system rolled out last month by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been troubled by near-daily shootings as crowds make their way to aid sites, while the longstanding U.N.-run system has struggled to deliver food because of Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of law and order.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Smaller dogs can be carried off a trail, but larger dogs may have to walk out on their own.
    Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
  • The players, new heroes, were carried off shoulder-high.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over all, Lee said, the album is an almost identical remake of the original—a technically difficult task to pull off.
    Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • Trailing by 15 in the fourth quarter, the Pacers erased that deficit and pulled off a huge upset in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025

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