carries through

Definition of carries throughnext
present tense third-person singular of carry through
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Verb
  • But the decisions that determine whether an organization survives are not those decisions.
    Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Part photography, part sculpture, and part installation, AS OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH positioned itself within the rise of right-wing populism, asking how the personal intersects with—and survives—the political.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The American Dream is a myth that claims that great ambition and hard work will be rewarded, but the American Experience isn’t one in which virtue prevails.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • If Musk prevails, the judge could order the unwinding of OpenAI’s 2025 for-profit restructuring, the removal of Altman and Brockman from their roles and up to $150 billion redirected to the nonprofit foundation.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The mayor's moves to open city-run grocery stores fulfills a campaign promise.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Watching people be nice to each other brings the heart rate down and fulfills by proxy our need to shed the harshness of the day.
    Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • While the season ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the strong favorites to win the NBA title, the Lakers are headed into the offseason with optimism about their ability to get even better next season — particularly if James sticks around.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Those track skills could open a possible special teams development project for new coordinator Bubba Ventrone, if Connors sticks around on the practice squad.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • The tests are intended to evaluate how the product performs across a range of soils, climates, and agricultural conditions.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
  • Balibar, who has worked with Arnaud Desplechin, Mathieu Amalric, Olivier Assayas and Jacques Rivette, and also performs as a singer and stage actor, rounds out the principal cast.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
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“Carries through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20through. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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