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as in raised hell
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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as in persisted
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carried on
The frenetic energy carried on into Saturday night, the climax of the week, the event whence Burning Man gets its name, when the entire city gathers to watch a towering effigy go up in flames.
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
In general, those with lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries should also be carried on board, where flight crews can recognize and respond to lithium battery fires, according to the FAA.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite these incidents, the tradition persisted, and each new Clay Henry has carried on the mantle.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Newsmax claimed that such restrictions have prevented it from being carried on Fubo’s sports and entertainment package, as well as on Sling TV’s two base plans, while delaying placement on other platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
By the 1990s, companies began a media blitz that carried on into the early 2000s, publishing advertisements cloaked as editorials in major newspapers.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Hokazono carried on our conversation essentially without looking up from his tablet.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
About 100 years after the resort first opened, the Lake Louisvilla name is carried on by an Oldham County neighborhood.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
In general, those with lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries should also be carried on board, where flight crews can recognize and respond to lithium battery fires, according to the FAA.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite these incidents, the tradition persisted, and each new Clay Henry has carried on the mantle.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Newsmax claimed that such restrictions have prevented it from being carried on Fubo’s sports and entertainment package, as well as on Sling TV’s two base plans, while delaying placement on other platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
By the 1990s, companies began a media blitz that carried on into the early 2000s, publishing advertisements cloaked as editorials in major newspapers.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Hokazono carried on our conversation essentially without looking up from his tablet.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
About 100 years after the resort first opened, the Lake Louisvilla name is carried on by an Oldham County neighborhood.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried on
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Smoke persisted until the inversion lifted late this morning, followed by mostly sunny skies.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bui persisted, one conversation at a time.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, resorting to murder to get their multimillion-dollar inheritances before being cut out of their parents’ will.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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At trial, prosecutors argued the brothers acted out of greed, eager to secure their parents' multimillion-dollar estate.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations are operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were constructed by the German company DiGOS, which specializes in laser ranging.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Imagine a dispensary in Colorado that has operated for years under state rules.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vicencio’s criminal history in the county outlines struggles with mental health, and legal trouble over gun possession; he was supervised under the court’s mental-health treatment division for much of 2022.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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After that, the rtw was designed by a team supervised by managing director Georgina Brandolini.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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This is particularly relevant in the case of ChatGPT, as OpenAI is, as of writing, obliged by a US federal court order to store all conversations, even those deleted by users or conducted in its Temporary Chat mode.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Redford rebelled against his father’s cautiousness and indeed against all expectations, even after the family moved to the more upscale Van Nuys.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ali—or Richard Durham channeling Ali—would write just months after the fight that some part of him had always rebelled against the primal allure of his sport.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mercado, who has handled domestic violence calls, said that police should contact the victim as quickly as possible because time is of the essence in these incidents.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Roji Films and Toei present the feature, with world sales handled by EST N8 and Toei.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Carried on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20on. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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