as in fulfilling
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carrying out
Shoshani also claimed Hezbollah was attempting to send operatives toward Lebanon's border with Israel, and that Israel would continue carrying out strikes for as long as necessary to eliminate the threat.
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CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Jarosz added that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally obstruct another law enforcement agency from carrying out its duties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last week, the topic took center stage again when Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posted a video accusing Armenian crime groups of carrying out widespread hospice fraud in Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As Operation Metro Surge got into full swing earlier this month, more than 3,000 federal immigration agents flooded into Minnesota, carrying out sweeping detentions and facing off with protesters in tense confrontations.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Tom Homan addressed reporters for the first time since the president sent him to Minneapolis after last weekend's fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, the second this month by federal officers carrying out the operation.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigilantes Act threaten the safety of officers facing harassment, doxing and violence while carrying out enforcement duties.
—City News Service, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Daniel began to interact with the corporation’s AI on Instagram, and later WhatsApp and Messenger, carrying out numerous parallel conversations at once.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
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
CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Jarosz added that the Sheriff’s Office cannot legally obstruct another law enforcement agency from carrying out its duties.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Last week, the topic took center stage again when Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posted a video accusing Armenian crime groups of carrying out widespread hospice fraud in Los Angeles.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
As Operation Metro Surge got into full swing earlier this month, more than 3,000 federal immigration agents flooded into Minnesota, carrying out sweeping detentions and facing off with protesters in tense confrontations.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Tom Homan addressed reporters for the first time since the president sent him to Minneapolis after last weekend's fatal shooting of protester Alex Pretti, the second this month by federal officers carrying out the operation.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the No Secret Police Act and the No Vigilantes Act threaten the safety of officers facing harassment, doxing and violence while carrying out enforcement duties.
—City News Service, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Daniel began to interact with the corporation’s AI on Instagram, and later WhatsApp and Messenger, carrying out numerous parallel conversations at once.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying out
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Friday establishing the first-ever Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, fulfilling a campaign promise.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two years into their reign, the couple have started their first state trip to Australia at the Red Centre, a sacred place in the country, fulfilling a rite of passage that is already a classic in the iconography of royal families.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
14 Mar. 2026
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The ceremony kicked off with Alana Haim (of the band Haim and also a co-star on the movie with Zendaya) performing a DJ set.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2026
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Egyptian immigrants Azzam and Samra Ahmed are padding their savings by performing for bots in their one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Given that people around the world are already accused of planning and executing deadly crimes with help from chatbots, the report is disturbing.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hope said executing that release required hiring 32 different vendors across the campaign, an experience that exposed a major structural gap in the industry.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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The security of Jewish self-determination is interlinked and intertwined with achieving Palestinian self-determination.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Giddey last week surpassed Scottie Pippen with his 16th triple-double with the Bulls, achieving that milestone in only 110 games.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Trump, bolstered by his success in Venezuela, has reveled in killing Iran’s supreme leader and is drawn to accomplishing things that his predecessors could not.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Lincoln could also join South Oak Cliff as the only Dallas ISD girls basketball teams to win back-to-back state titles, with SOC accomplishing that in 1977 and 1978.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One way of doing this is to not give them building permits.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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How Often To Clean Baseboards Stein recommends dusting your baseboards monthly and then doing a deeper clean with vinegar every 3-4 months.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The defense did not call witnesses during the trial, instead focusing on making their case through cross-examination of prosecution witnesses and closing arguments.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Malema was convicted of hate speech for making threats last year, and his party won less than ten per cent of the national vote in the most recent South African election—hardly a ringing endorsement of his ideas.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Carrying out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20out. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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