as in transporting
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
the beauty of the music carried him away
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Recent Examples of carrying away
Costa Mesa woman Felicia Johnson recorded the waters carrying away a driver after the pounding rain flooded Pomona Avenue.
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Michele Gile, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Military rescue teams fanned out across the region, the defence ministry said in a statement, with 40 flights carrying away 420 wounded and dead.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Drool was evaporating off them, carrying away heat.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Michele Gile, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Military rescue teams fanned out across the region, the defence ministry said in a statement, with 40 flights carrying away 420 wounded and dead.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Drool was evaporating off them, carrying away heat.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying away
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School officials said the bus was transporting third-grade students back from a school trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when the incident occurred.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Initial roles will focus on low-risk tasks such as sorting, sequencing, and transporting parts along the production line.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Turn French toast into a crowd-pleasing casserole in this easy to make casserole that even the kids can help prepare.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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The actress and comedian almost singlehandedly revived the Golden Globes telecast last year with a hosting gig that did the near-impossible feat of pleasing a room full of A-listers and seemingly everyone who watched on TV.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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The store opened in the summer of 2024, before the divisive president’s second election, delighting fans with offering plenty of stickers, clothing, signs and other items to proclaim their devotion.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pamela Anderson has spent the last couple of years surprising and delighting us with a gorgeous new chapter in her beauty history.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What to Serve With Tortilla Soup This soup makes a satisfying meal on its own, especially when loaded with toppings.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
15 Jan. 2026
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Starting with a focus on low-profile mechanical keyboards, the brand refined the balance between slim portability and satisfying key travel—an area long defined by compromise.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it.—
Andrew Walsh,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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At times, partners may have had a special mystique, enchanting you with their powers that may have sucked you in — for the better — or instead, like an addiction.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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If that wasn't enchanting enough, they were then joined by their original Broadway counterparts, Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda) and Idina Menzel (Elphaba).—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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The star wowed red carpet onlookers in this ravishing and revealing shredded gown from Christian Dior.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Thousands of onlookers gathered in the streets outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills as Taylor—then just 18 and ravishing in yards of white satin encrusted with seed pearls—raced to the ceremony.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Carrying away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20away. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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