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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
The confidence that blossomed from what happened next might well carry through to the tournament itself.
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Michael Bailey, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a fate that befouls most of the heroic cast, who are underserved by a tepid script that can’t bother to locate and carry through coherent character arcs that would give this adventure real emotional weight.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
And a lot of those flavors carry through.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
The different color schemes carry through to the keyboard, the bottom cover’s rubber feet, and many macOS interface elements, such as scroll wheels and confirmation buttons—a bit of real, nifty polish.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
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Michael Bailey, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a fate that befouls most of the heroic cast, who are underserved by a tepid script that can’t bother to locate and carry through coherent character arcs that would give this adventure real emotional weight.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
And a lot of those flavors carry through.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
The different color schemes carry through to the keyboard, the bottom cover’s rubber feet, and many macOS interface elements, such as scroll wheels and confirmation buttons—a bit of real, nifty polish.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
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Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sox survived a scare in the ninth.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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The procedure was carried out at Rush University Medical Center, marking another step in testing the scalability of the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) system.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The warnings came despite a ceasefire that has been nominally in place since April 17, although Israel and Hezbollah have been carrying out daily attacks since then.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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If moisture sticks around, mold usually follows.—
Ryan Brennan
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Having known Whitt for more than a decade, Ackerman stuck around.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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King Charles' wife then became known as Queen Camilla, fulfilling the late Queen Elizabeth's wish that her daughter-in-law would step into the role when her son acceded.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Like other Jews of the time, including the Sadducees, the Essenes and Jesus himself, the Pharisees were deeply interested in determining how best to fulfill divine will.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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While not confirmed, the prevailing theory that a Tropicoqueta deluxe is on the way seems plausible.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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Still, with this now primarily a corporate case for the defendants, and a lot of something yucky still to be flung at the docket by both sides heading towards trial, calmer heads and reputations ultimately prevailed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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