as in to entrance
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carry away
During this process, a single photon carries away a single quantum of mechanical energy from the particle’s rotation into an optical resonator, thereby cooling the nanorotor particle.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That said, don’t get carried away.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Seven people were reported missing in separate incidents, all believed to have been carried away by floodwater.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
There is, however, one moment which did cause Kavuma-McQueen to get a bit more carried away than usual.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
That said, don’t get carried away.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Seven people were reported missing in separate incidents, all believed to have been carried away by floodwater.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
There is, however, one moment which did cause Kavuma-McQueen to get a bit more carried away than usual.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry away
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Remember flipping through your cable channels and suddenly becoming entranced by someone hawking must-have knives or jewelry on QVC?—
Amanda Mull,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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Johnson is entranced by physics.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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Almost three years later, a 30-strong ensemble of young boys, many making their professional acting debuts thanks to open casting calls, is transporting us to their unruly island in a four-part BBC series, with episodes airing on Sundays and the entire series available on BBC iPlayer.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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One female and two males were transported to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, police said.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The legal flimsiness of the indictment indicates just how far Blanche’s DOJ is willing to go to please the president.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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ChatGPT feels a little eager to please.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the global memory crisis has worsened, forcing tech giants to pay up for the capacity needed to satisfy their data center ambitions.—
Jordan Novet,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The tense drama satisfies history lovers and weather nerds.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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After decades of delighting fans with her brilliant performances in comedies like Private Benjamin, Overboard and The First Wives Club, Hawn is turning to a different medium to spread the power of positivity.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, nonbelievers create humorous content, featuring videos of empty clothes draped over furniture or laid out on the street, suggesting they were abandoned by those who were raptured.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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The movie follows Patty Myers (Patty Dunning), a casual Christian belonging to a theologically liberal church who's left behind after millions are raptured.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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Kneecap, the Northern Irish hip-hop trio who rap in Irish, have arguably done more to make Irish cool among twentysomethings than any government initiative ever could.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Luis Rincon, 30, who raps under the stage name Weez Gotti, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20away. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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