carried out; carrying out; carries out
1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Nick & Tom's Pre-order your Thanksgiving carryout dinner now at 513-574-4242.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025
Our government continues to give Israel billions in military aid with which to carry out these atrocities.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
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Noun
Some restaurants are offering delivery and carryout.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Nick & Tom's Pre-order your Thanksgiving carryout dinner now at 513-574-4242.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
According to authorities, the group sought to radicalize and recruit teens to carry out attacks using Molotov cocktails and improvised explosives.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2025
Our government continues to give Israel billions in military aid with which to carry out these atrocities.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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