1
as in acting out
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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2
as in persisting
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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3
as in operating
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carrying on
This, of course, not being the 50-year ban that actually set women’s football back years, but Everton Women carrying on-loan Manchester United full-back Hannah Blundell out in a suitcase-cum-coffin before their World Sevens semi-final against United on Saturday and resurrecting her.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Its all-metal build is significant in competing with the Neo and carrying on the XPS build quality in a less expensive machine.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
And the women were just carrying on and becoming more proactive.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But life was carrying on, Diane said.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
The message was met with a torrent of enthusiasm for the Indigo Girls carrying on.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Marcos Acosta might seem like an unlikely character to be carrying on the two-century-long tradition of Western American art in Colorado.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Its all-metal build is significant in competing with the Neo and carrying on the XPS build quality in a less expensive machine.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
And the women were just carrying on and becoming more proactive.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
But life was carrying on, Diane said.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
The message was met with a torrent of enthusiasm for the Indigo Girls carrying on.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Marcos Acosta might seem like an unlikely character to be carrying on the two-century-long tradition of Western American art in Colorado.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying on
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This natural state of paralysis prevents the body from physically acting out dreams, which could otherwise lead to injury, Drerup explained.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Rather than acting out on the anger, take a calming moment with some deep breaths, and think about the possibility that your partner was possibly distracted or stressed out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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For example, the lack of universal reporting standards continues to leave some gaps, with data-quality issues persisting even as reporting frameworks emerged.—
Suvrat Dhanorkar,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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Sales at Li Auto have been under pressure over the past 12 months, with year-on-year declines persisting across much of the period, signaling a tougher market backdrop.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Sudden loss of contact Before communication stopped, telemetry showed the spacecraft operating normally.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Martin and Taylor Grant have lost their California commercial fishing licenses indefinitely, while Gilmer Grant is now prohibited from owning or operating any commercial fishing vessel in the state.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Jakubowski faces charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a minor, reckless driving, interfering with an officer, improper use of maker plates, possession of drug paraphernalia, disobeying the signal of an officer and failure to maintain the proper lane.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The strategy is being driven by the conviction that the future of AI belongs to autonomous agents capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks — such as booking travel or managing calendars — rather than simply answering queries.—
Amedeo Goria,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Appearing on Fox News, Lankford said the nation’s top intelligence post requires a leader with deep experience managing sensitive national security matters and suggested Pulte’s background raises legitimate questions.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
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Baye continued acting up until 2023.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The capsule’s toilet is already acting up.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Instead of acting as intermediaries, humans focus on defining policies, supervising system behavior and handling exceptions.—
Krupesh Bhat,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The defendant, 36, who has not been publicly identified, is accused of assaulting children while supervising them in bathrooms, during lunch breaks and in after-school care between August 2024 and April 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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The chief planning officer is a key figure at most major commercial airlines, overseeing management of some of the most intricate aspects of air travel.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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The governor issued an executive order instructing the state agency overseeing a program that issues tax incentives for data centers to pause the program beginning July 1.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Carrying on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20on. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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