Thesaurus results for CARRYING AWAY

carrying away

verb

present participle of carry away

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 The physical displacement drives the flow of CSF through the brain’s tissues, potentially carrying away harmful waste products. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 Jesse Jeremiah, 51, was arrested on suspicion of malicious destruction of railroad property, vandalism and unlawfully stealing and carrying away copper materials, jail records show. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026 Costa Mesa woman Felicia Johnson recorded the waters carrying away a driver after the pounding rain flooded Pomona Avenue. — 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

Verb

Meanwhile, Washington sanctioned Chinese companies for transporting Iranian oil, as Tehran reportedly leans on Chinese tech and Russian tactics to attack US bases.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Turns out, Kirk has been illegally transporting beer from Illinois without securing the proper permits or paying the appropriate taxes.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

Last week, an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, zoomed dangerously low along the Florida coast, stirring up sand and umbrellas, startling some beachgoers—and, it must be said, delighting many others.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Buzz Lightyear and Woody have been delighting families for three decades.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of delighting

Verb

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
Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025

Definition of fascinating

Verb

Her compositions are often marked by her love of long, slow glissandi, string instruments sliding, sometimes languorously, sometimes dramatically, up and down in ways that can be haunting and disorienting, but always captivating and entrancing.

— Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026
While some hotels offer a rich backstory and entrancing interiors, others are brand new to the hospitality scene.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of entrancing

Verb

The rolling meadows, forests, and enchanting Monet gardens form an artistic canvas that complements the hotel’s interiors.

— Veronica M. Stoddart, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
The rookie showman is proving his mettle as part of the Caballero Circus, a five-generation family of performers, by enchanting audiences with his charismatic stage presence and sharp coordination.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026

Definition of enchanting

Verb

Minka Kelly is ravishing in red while enjoying a sunny day in New York on July 20.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
In their ravishing film, a towheaded James Wilby plays Maurice Hall, an Oxford man who falls in love with his best friend, Clive Durham (Hugh Grant, in an early breakout role).

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026