as in surviving
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as in prevailing
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as in carrying out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying through
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Carolina and Kansas have played seven times in the NCAAs, with KU prevailing in five of the seven contests.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025 -
One of the prevailing theories posits that little red dots are feeding and growing supermassive black holes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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On Wednesday, meanwhile, Bovino was spotted in Minneapolis where more than 1,000 immigration agents were carrying out an enforcement action there.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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He is also expected to announce a major shift in how the state oversees education, unifying the policymaking State Board of Education with the California Department of Education, which is responsible for carrying out those policies.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Eighty-seven years after surviving the terror of Kristallnacht, a 101-year-old Holocaust survivor says the world today feels alarmingly similar to Nazi Germany in 1938.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The surviving members of Soundgarden — Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto — were present for the induction.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 Nov. 2025
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Senators were scheduled to have a recess next week, but many have advocated for sticking around through the weekend and into next week to resolve the crisis.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Regardless, Hill was a part of the solution, not the problem in 2025 and will be sticking around into 2026.—
Patrick McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also, Southern California visits Nebraska with both sides holding on for dear life.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Record levels of burnout — a seven-year high, with 61% of employees reporting at least moderate burnout — suggest many are simply holding on.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Indeed, households, especially low-income ones, still face challenges affording basic goods and services due to lingering high prices.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Carrying through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20through. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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