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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 hairy suede has that handcrafted feel, the patterns nod to African textiles, and the mint carries through as a signature — almost like a family crest.
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
It must be taken in through the roots and carried through the plants in order to kill them.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
While the schedule for most tariffs is extended another week, Trump carried through on his threat to hike tariffs on Canada to 35 percent.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Then make the world a little bit better by leaving an unforgettable impression that your audience will still carry through the years, even the decades.
—Kayden Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
It must be taken in through the roots and carried through the plants in order to kill them.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
While the schedule for most tariffs is extended another week, Trump carried through on his threat to hike tariffs on Canada to 35 percent.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
Then make the world a little bit better by leaving an unforgettable impression that your audience will still carry through the years, even the decades.
—Kayden Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
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But it has been largely forgotten over the past five decades, as the people who knew about it and the 10 people who survived it grew older or passed away.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials, and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Israel's attack on Hamas' leaders in the Gulf comes as its military is carrying out an offensive to occupy all of Gaza City and forcibly displace its nearly 1 million residents.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Organisms can turn into fossils that last tens of millions of years, but most organisms don’t become fossils; metals and plastics might not stick around at all.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Clay-heavy soils drain slowly, which means nutrients stick around longer.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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In the lion’s den, no less, at left leaning venues, hoping facts and common sense would prevail.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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But even in the very north of Sweden, there was not much chill factor to be found – well north of the Artic circle, temperatures above 30 degrees prevailed through July.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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