as in fulfills
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carries out
The superintendent heads up the California Department of Education, carries out policies set by the state Board of Education and is an ex-officio member of the state’s higher education governing boards.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
The company showcased the upgrade in a video where Spot reads a handwritten to-do list and carries out tasks such as organizing shoes, picking up cans, and placing clothes in a laundry basket.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
Noem testified during a shutdown during a war Noem’s testimony came during a shutdown at DHS as Democrats demand changes to the way Trump carries out his immigration agenda.
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Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
The country already carries out around 5,000-7,000 returns per year, but with around 40,000-50,000 new arrivals each year, roughly half of whose asylum applications are rejected, Plevris said the current rate of return was not enough.
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ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
His administration has thrown its support behind Netanyahu, though, as Israel carries out its ground offensive in Gaza City.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Hitler comes to power; Lajos, by now a regional administrator, reluctantly carries out the Nazis’ orders, consigning the local Jewish population to death; Ilona and her husband flee to America by way of Switzerland.
—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
The company showcased the upgrade in a video where Spot reads a handwritten to-do list and carries out tasks such as organizing shoes, picking up cans, and placing clothes in a laundry basket.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
Noem testified during a shutdown during a war Noem’s testimony came during a shutdown at DHS as Democrats demand changes to the way Trump carries out his immigration agenda.
—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
The country already carries out around 5,000-7,000 returns per year, but with around 40,000-50,000 new arrivals each year, roughly half of whose asylum applications are rejected, Plevris said the current rate of return was not enough.
—
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
His administration has thrown its support behind Netanyahu, though, as Israel carries out its ground offensive in Gaza City.
—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries out
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Technical leaders, who take responsibility for setting the tempo in possession and moving the team forward, can be just as important, and Guimaraes fulfils this duty for Newcastle, too.
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Through this discipline of reduction, the watch fulfills its own promise—perfection through the removal of excess.
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The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
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This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.
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In the end, this revocable trust plus two single-member LLCs structure probably accomplishes no more than to provide a temporary speed bump for creditors.
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Murphy is a player the Warriors front office has circled for years as a prime wing who fits a need, the Kerr system and, at 25, accomplishes the goal of getting younger.
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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
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How Clert’s ambitious adaptation achieves this, in under 90 minutes to boot, is best experienced in real time.
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But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
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This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
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This cozy space does a lot with a little, offering bar seating, booths for larger parties and a few tables for smaller groups.
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So does Milot Kiros, the DSA Congressional candidate who won in Colorado on Tuesday.
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These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.
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The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
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Franke pointed to Franco-German defense projects as an example of how national political incentives can slow cooperation, even when joint production makes strategic sense.
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