carrying through 1 of 2

adjective

as in surviving

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carrying through

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verb

present participle of carry through
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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
  1. prevailing
  2. carrying out
  3. surviving
  4. sticking around
  5. holding on
  6. lingering
Verb
  • The two squads had last met in the Euro 2024 semifinals, with Spain prevailing 2-1 on first-half goals by teenage phenom Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • At the time of the 3210 and 3310, the prevailing texting standard was SMS (short message service), which allowed up to 160 characters per message.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2026
Definition of prevailing
Verb
  • If Mamdani calls for the Israeli leader to be taken into custody, Tisch would be tasked with carrying out the arrest.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • The massacre left at least 70 people dead and factions of the gang were accused of carrying out the attacks.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of carrying out
Verb
  • Declan Rice and Ezri Konsa also scored as England raced to a 4-0 halftime lead before surviving a frantic second half to secure the nation’s best World Cup finish since winning the title in 1966.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
  • On one of the surviving Ottoman maps of Athens, it’s indicated by a dotted line, a marking that also indicated what is believed to have been a plan of underground tunnels below the citadel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of surviving
Verb
  • Getting younger, stylistically, has been crucial to The Daily Show sticking around.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • Some of Cadillac Heights’ longtime residents aren’t sticking around to find out whether things will improve.
    — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
Definition of sticking around
Verb
  • Schmidt is currently holding on to the collection, though certain items are expected to be auctioned off to further support Stücke and LSVD+.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Argyle, a quiet community holding on to its rural roots, is at a crossroads with rapid growth and traffic congestion driving the need to widen FM 407, which goes through the town in southern Denton County.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
Definition of holding on
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  • The floods drew attention to still unhealed wounds — and lingering regrets.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Despite the lingering outages, the disruptions remained concentrated rather than widespread.
    — Christopher Scarglato, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
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