carry through

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Recent Examples of carry through The elegant decor carries through its four bedrooms and bathrooms, living room, bar area, and lounge. Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025 The Kurama Fire Festival, held annually on Oct. 22 in Kyoto, is a Shinto ritual where large torches are carried through the streets to ward off evil and purify the land. Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025 As for hauling it around town to use public transport – well, this one is 48.5 lb (22 kg), and is not exactly going to be comfortable to carry through crowded subway stations. New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025 The Utah company that owned the waterpark — which was shut down in June 2017 by the health department after 11 children suffered chlorine burns — proposed to carry through the apartment plan. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry through
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
Verb
  • The saying goes that the only things to survive the apocalypse will be Twinkies and roaches.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Yes, the cast members who survived Season 1—Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams), and Fred Armisen (Uncle Fester), alongside Ortega’s Wednesday Addams—will all be returning.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ennis runs a building firm that has carried out work on the ground and helped to set up its gymnasium.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The administration also pledged to help states where the death penalty is legal, like South Carolina, secure a sufficient supply of drugs to carry out lethal injections.
    Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But on Sunday, there’s even more, so be sure to stick around to take full advantage of the book bonanza.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to reversing its open-door policy, Starbucks also announced on Jan. 27 that customers who have their first drink in the lobby can get free refills on hot or iced brewed coffee or tea, a potential incentive for customers to stick around while enjoying their beverage.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Nonetheless, under current court interpretation of federal law, Maine should prevail if the state can stick it out, said Rothstein and several other critics of the Trump administration.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • While most losses were caused by fraud, ransomware prevailed as the largest threat to critical infrastructure in 2024, the FBI said.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • However, after making season one, Gilroy and Luna both realized that their initial aim was too ambitious and likely required at least a decade of their lives to fulfill.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The tech executive hired several young engineers aged 19-24 to fulfill his directives at DOGE, which centered on eliminating positions Musk deemed to be unnecessary.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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