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as in acted out
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
New York, however, is nothing if not resilient, and as disruptive as Swift and Kelce’s wedding could have been, in reality the neighborhood carried on with modest enthusiasm tempered with indifference.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 July 2026
Do not use to cover a ceiling Do not carry the flag flat — and things should not be carried on it.
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Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Five of those have powered each variant of Russia’s R-7 rocket family since the 1950s, a legacy now carried on by the Soyuz launch vehicle.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business.
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Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
In the medieval era, blood feuds carried on for generations; likewise, today’s wars are often rooted in centuries of pain.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Not the basic counting, which carried on, but the analysis sitting on top of it.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Their momentum carried on, ending the half with 2-0.
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Zuri Primos
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Revellers in Baghdad and Muscat carried on similarly.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 July 2026
Do not use to cover a ceiling Do not carry the flag flat — and things should not be carried on it.
—
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Five of those have powered each variant of Russia’s R-7 rocket family since the 1950s, a legacy now carried on by the Soyuz launch vehicle.
—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Bosch has carried on regardless, and still views the UK as an attractive place to do business.
—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
In the medieval era, blood feuds carried on for generations; likewise, today’s wars are often rooted in centuries of pain.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Not the basic counting, which carried on, but the analysis sitting on top of it.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Their momentum carried on, ending the half with 2-0.
—
Zuri Primos
june 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Revellers in Baghdad and Muscat carried on similarly.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried on
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Eventually, the rewrite and actors workshop rehearsal combined — a two-week period in which Jones, McCormick, Wilde, Rogen, Cruz, and Norton acted out, improvised scenes, and, most importantly, talked about characters.
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In the video, Allie dramatically acted out both sides of the conversation, capturing the feeling of trying to extract a straightforward answer from her mom.
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Following that trade, rumors persisted that Brown was still on the trading block.
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Ukraine's strike campaign started out earnestly in 2024 but has significantly intensified this year, helping Ukraine gain momentum in a grueling war of attrition that has persisted for more than four years since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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However, all of the city’s fire stations seemingly disobeyed the mayor by lowering their flags.
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The group says Ensign misled courts, disobeyed court orders and failed to intervene when lawyers under his supervision engaged in misconduct.
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Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
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For days, the US and its fans had operated under the assumption that there was no mechanism for the striker to have his suspension erased.
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Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!
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Ever since the Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French in 1791, the proslavery and imperialist powers of Europe and the Americas had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti failed.
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While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.
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Even a workforce-minded state like Colorado, which established a separate residential electrician license (2 years), still requires the work to be supervised by a journeyman.
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And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.
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“Carried on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20on. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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