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as in to survive
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as in to carry out
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Recent Examples of carry through
By stepping into the City sandal this week, Bieber extends the trend into fall, signaling that the most divisive shoe of summer may carry through another season.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Third-down back Emari Demercado and Bam Knight, who does not have a carry through four games, also may have bigger roles.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The stars say that Anderson’s ambitious, liberated ideas should carry through to womenswear.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Birch hardwood floors gleam underfoot, mahogany coffered ceilings crown the ballroom and dining room, and fine custom details carry through every corner.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Third-down back Emari Demercado and Bam Knight, who does not have a carry through four games, also may have bigger roles.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The stars say that Anderson’s ambitious, liberated ideas should carry through to womenswear.
—Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025
Birch hardwood floors gleam underfoot, mahogany coffered ceilings crown the ballroom and dining room, and fine custom details carry through every corner.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
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Elaine and Alan survived this week's eliminations, and will return to the show next week.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Firefighters whisper about a gas main as a little girl, Dinah, is carried out of the wreckage—the sole survivor of a blast that killed her mom.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Currently, Undersheriff Dan Perea, appointed by Corpus last year, is carrying out sheriff duties.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Not so in Catalonia, where, under the hand of Laporta, in a presidential role where popularity is key to sticking around, Barca instead opted to find ever more novel ways of raising money.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But in every case, the networks hope to draw a broader audience interested in what the evening’s tallies might mean for the nation – and perhaps convince them to stick around for more in days to come.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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This means that the authors only need to prevail on one of their theories.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The returns of money market funds depend on prevailing interest rates.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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The experiment discovered that AI could fulfill this role quite well.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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As a result of the deal, LSU may need to fulfill the $54 million buyout.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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