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as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
all of the television networks will carry the president's speech
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
carried off the award for best picture of the year
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity
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Recent Examples of carry
Select Women’s Rugby World Cup matches air live on CBS, while all matches livestream on Paramount+.
Cord-cutters can watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others.
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
In order to be allowed the carry the Estate Whiskey Certified logo, estate distilleries must apply to the Alliance.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Reptiles, especially snakes, can prey on small pets and carry salmonella.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
In turn, everyone in the community carries an innate sense of stewardship.
—Chrissy Tracey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
In order to be allowed the carry the Estate Whiskey Certified logo, estate distilleries must apply to the Alliance.
—Don Tse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Reptiles, especially snakes, can prey on small pets and carry salmonella.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
In turn, everyone in the community carries an innate sense of stewardship.
—Chrissy Tracey, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
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Twice in his tenure, Xi has even hauled the entire high command to historic revolutionary sites where Mao institutionalized the party’s control of the military, reinforcing the military’s role as the armed wing of the Communist Party.—
JONATHAN A. CZIN,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2025
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About twelve years ago, a contractor named Geary Blackwood hauled a massive flint rock to one of his properties, on a busy highway, to mark a row of mailboxes that kept getting mowed down.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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This highly concentrated serum is packed with not just castor oil, but a variety of hair-density-boosting ingredients.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
21 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the square in front of the palace was packed with a massive audience, including schoolchildren, who clapped in unison during official speeches and a parade attended by thousands.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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On China's second-hand goods platform Xianyu, some resellers are already offering the 4.0 series for more than twice the original price.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At one point, there were so many volunteers flooding the region that officials from the Red Cross Nashville Chapter begged those who were not trained in disaster zones not to hike in—and instead, began offering safety classes for those determined to help.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy contended that Newsom was expanding his program due to Trump's threats about sending the Guard to California cities, including Oakland and San Francisco.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Sheriff’s Department began beating protesters, sparking violence that killed three, including Los Angeles Times journalist Rubén Salazar.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Since the war, officials have suggested Israel would sustain what would amount to an air occupation of Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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At least two people sustained bites after dogs were reported to be running loose in the Mount Hope neighborhood Friday evening, San Diego police said.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Also earned national recognition for diabetes and endocrinology, securing the No. 50 spot on the Top 50 list.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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The group earned six Grammy nominations total, including Best Rock Album for 2017’s Emperor of Sand.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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In traditional software, delivery is largely deterministic—what was deployed behaved as built.—
Catherine Iger,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Since the nineties, the Birch Glacier, which covered an area of about fourteen city blocks, had been behaving strangely.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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He was then reportedly transported to a local hospital for what has been described as a possible overdose.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Mercy Flight helicopters and EMS units transported 19 patients to local hospitals, according to agency officials, and the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo has received 24 patients, hospital officials told the media.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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