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
1
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
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  • Against that backdrop, Cunningham has become one of the league's few prominent players willing to publicly challenge the prevailing view on transgender participation in women's sports.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Once the signing with the Vikings was official, one of Murray’s coaches with the Cardinals, who requested anonymity to be candid about a former player, put the prevailing opinion bluntly.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of prevailing
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  • Hicks said police believe Williams acted alone in carrying out the shooting.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Employees at that agency are tasked with carrying out infrastructure projects that protect military and public spaces from long-term risks, like erosion, and more immediate problems, including disaster recovery after storms.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of carrying out
Verb
  • The result is that nighttime driving increasingly feels less like navigating through darkness and more like surviving a rolling photonics demonstration from the consumer electronics industry.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Sheridan's formidable character, Cody, is the most experienced (and vocal) at surviving this new, lethal style of warfare.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of surviving
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  • The internet has spent much of this year campaigning to make 2026 the new 2016, and several pieces from the old festival uniform are sticking around.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • Getting younger, stylistically, has been crucial to The Daily Show sticking around.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of sticking around
Verb
  • That puts me in the same boat as many millennials and Gen Zers holding on to the family phone plan, one of their last financial ties to their parents.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of holding on
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  • Starting in Arraez’s place was Basabe, who has spent more time with the club than originally anticipated due to Matt Chapman’s lingering abdominal strain.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Skubal’s arrival answers whatever lingering questions there were about the Dodgers’ quest for a third straight title, as well as ones yet to pop up.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Carrying through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20through. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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