as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carried out
He was carried out of a window by a police officer.
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Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
In retaliation, gunmen carried out a reprisal assault on Tuesday that left at least 15 people dead.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Tensions around the oil-rich Persian Gulf surged on Tuesday as the United States carried out some of the heaviest strikes of the ongoing war with Iran.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
His administration has also carried out multiple counterterrorism operations in Iraq against the Islamic State terrorist group, killing its second-in-command last March.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Then earlier this month shares took a beating again, this time after Anthropic released 11 plugins for Claude Cowork, including one that carried out legal tasks.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
In retaliation, gunmen carried out a reprisal assault on Tuesday that left at least 15 people dead.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out by injecting a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Tensions around the oil-rich Persian Gulf surged on Tuesday as the United States carried out some of the heaviest strikes of the ongoing war with Iran.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
His administration has also carried out multiple counterterrorism operations in Iraq against the Islamic State terrorist group, killing its second-in-command last March.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Then earlier this month shares took a beating again, this time after Anthropic released 11 plugins for Claude Cowork, including one that carried out legal tasks.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried out
Verb
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On Wednesday night, with a dose of pentobarbital pumped into a vein, Ricks’ wish was fulfilled.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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One of those parents, Jeff Peck, sees the light at the end of a long hallway, a dream fulfilled after 25 years of fundraisers, plans, permits, and public hearings.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By 2023-24, Nebraska put together its first 20-win season since 2018 and then proceeded to back it up with another one, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Nee’s days.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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That accomplished, Bugatti recently spent half a year restoring the car to its former glory.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the autopsy was not performed until three days later, and even the country’s top pathologist could not say where the president’s body had been kept during that time.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Its Best Picture rival performed well but reached a smaller audience, and that disparity can work against a film late in awards season.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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More unnerving, though, were similar comments from cooks and fans who haven’t achieved the same levels of fame and success.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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In addition to Flea and Kiedis, the documentary boasts interviews of varying levels of substance with Jack Irons and Alain Johannes, giving an intriguing breakdown of the Petri dish in which the Chili Peppers and What Is This formed, broke up and achieved success.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Michael King, 54, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, March 17, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Welling refined design elements in the field, while seven Arcis crews simultaneously executed the transformation.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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These are signs of human and natural activity that made it into the atmosphere and were stored in ice cores.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Photograph by Victor Llorente for The New Yorker The experimental singer-producer FKA twigs, for most of her career, has made cerebral electronic music intent on synchronizing the mind and body.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kimani Kamau collapsed after being beaten at the line and was carried off on a stretcher by medical personnel.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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