CARRYING THROUGH Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

carrying through 1 of 2

adjective

as in surviving

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carrying through

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verb

present participle of carry through

as in prevailing

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as in carrying out

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Some also expect that the third-quarter earnings season will confirm that strong corporate fundamentals — not prevailing outside forces — will determine where stocks go next.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
The prevailing memory from the game, though, will be Sullivan’s goal.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevailing

Verb

Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013.

— Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying out

Verb

Christa Pike was unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator in a Nashville hospital as of Thursday evening, a day after surviving a botched execution attempt, her lawyers said in a court filing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, the US Space Force said that the final two surviving Defense Support Program satellites (presumably DSP-20 and DSP-22) participated in an on-orbit maneuvering exercise in early September.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of surviving

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Torrey Lovullo is sticking around; the Diamondbacks manager has signed a two-year extension.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
But if the symptoms are sticking around, especially after a dose change, don’t be shy about speaking up at your next appointment.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of sticking around

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Fixed on a mobile rig that will at times careen and whoosh across the stage when not otherwise holding on Winter, Anderson’s camera catches the expressionism and chiaroscuro of stage lights illuminating and fading off the singer’s face.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Walter didn’t publicly step down from any roles after the stroke, holding on to control of a vast portfolio.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of holding on

Verb

With their feelings for each other blossoming, the two go out for dinner, which is full of Rushville patrons with lingering hatred for Hal.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
But even in a crowd of MAGA-hat-toting Republican voters who took a day off school and work to attend a political rally, there was some lingering skepticism about Donalds at the top of the ticket.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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