as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carry out
To a large extent, Likud is carrying out Smotrich’s program.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
At least two victims of an Ohio man who pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of brutal attacks in Cleveland voiced their outrage after a judge recently released him — again.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Hamas wants the humanitarian assistance to be carried out through the United Nations channels.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Our enterprise publicity campaign is carried out jointly with corporate partners.
—Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
At least two victims of an Ohio man who pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of brutal attacks in Cleveland voiced their outrage after a judge recently released him — again.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Hamas wants the humanitarian assistance to be carried out through the United Nations channels.
—Dana Karni, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Our enterprise publicity campaign is carried out jointly with corporate partners.
—Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
Verb
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Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Tate McRae, Ed Sheeran and Mariah Carey are among the artists slated to perform at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartMedia announced Tuesday morning.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Jelly Roll, Tate McRae, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran are among the artists set to perform at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Each country is responsible for developing its own plans for achieving those goals.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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The Sanko Group venture announced that its Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Pre-Consumer) and Next-Gen Recycled Cotton (Post-Consumer) achieved C2C Certified Circularity at Platinum level.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
Verb
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
Verb
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This shows an urgent need to make our intersections much safer.—
Bryan Mistele,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The sale was formerly proposed at that meeting, and it is now set to go before the Committee of the Whole Tuesday before making its way to the Aurora City Council, potentially as early as next week, for final approval.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Verb
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After racking up 42 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks, Tatum suffered a non-contact lower leg injury late in the fourth quarter and had to be carried off the court by Celtics staffers.—
Zack Cox,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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The 27-year-old forward put up 42 points on 16-for-28 shooting at Madison Square Garden Monday night in addition to four steals and two blocks before he was carried off the court with three minutes remaining.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
13 May 2025
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Ole Miss Ole Miss pulled off another big upset in the super regional, taking down No. 4 Arkansas in Game 3 to make its first-ever WCWS.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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On Saturday, Weber pulled off a a sweep at the Class 3A girls track state meet, winning both the 1,600 and 3200-meter runs at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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