as in surviving
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as in carrying out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying through
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With the team’s best players playing so well down that stretch, especially Thomas, the prevailing thought was that adding center depth in Pius Suter and Nick Bjugstad could keep them in the wild-card conversation.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
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So while there were certain elements that would’ve made this a nice trip for a family with young adults, that wasn’t the prevailing guest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The suspects have been carrying out the scheme for at least a month, according to investigators.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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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
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Sam has captivated the Las Vegas community after surviving in the desert for months.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cardiac arrest survival rates are low, with about 10% of patients surviving a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital, according to the American Heart Association.—
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Are those customers sticking around?—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Is winter sticking around or is an early spring ahead?—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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Amid all that, Varsity Blues — about a Texas high-school football team rebelling against its abusive coach and holding on to one last gasp of glory before graduation — got a little lost.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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Though both storms are similar — with a major storm system lingering over the region for over a day and whipping the region with merciless hurricane-level winds, driving inch after inch of wet snow — what made the 1978 storm so devastating was the apparent suddenness of its arrival.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers seems to be in pole position, but there is still Cole Palmer at Chelsea, Phil Foden at Manchester City and the lingering conundrum of how Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham fits in.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Carrying through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20through. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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