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as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
all of the television networks will carry the president's speech
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
carried off the award for best picture of the year
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity
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Recent Examples of carry
The prize, granted by the Culture Ministry’s Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA), carries a cash award of €30,000 ($35,100).
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Sparks led Burleson with 105 yards rushing on 24 carries and threw for 145 yards completing 11 of 23 passes.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Pushing and carrying and pulling heavy weights taught me to get comfortable with breaking in order to become stronger, more resilient.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Sparks led Burleson with 105 yards rushing on 24 carries and threw for 145 yards completing 11 of 23 passes.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
Pushing and carrying and pulling heavy weights taught me to get comfortable with breaking in order to become stronger, more resilient.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
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There were no pianos or love seats to haul backward up several flights of stairs, but there were plenty of boxes, clothes, books, backpacks, monitors and mini refrigerators.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The replica Mercedes got purchased and hauled to Indiana.—
Laura Lane,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tens of thousands of mourners are expected to pack Arizona's State Farm Stadium.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
20 Sep. 2025
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So far this year, Auburn has leaned on its running game, but the Tigers have the receivers to make noise downfield if Oklahoma keeps the run game in check, especially if the Sooners pack the box.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Enough grass appeared between two converging outfielders to offer optimism.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, the chain is offering a deal that allows customers to buy any large pizza at regular menu price and get another large, 1-topping pizza for free.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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That's part of the 'framework' agreement for TikTok, which will also include new and existing investors in its Chinese parent company ByteDance, sources told CNBC's David Faber.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Existing portfolio companies include Swap Commerce in the UK, which is helping e-commerce companies tackle resource inefficiencies, Cloover, a German financing company in the renewable energy sector, and Dawnguard, a Dutch cyber security specialist.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Closer Trevor Megill also remains out with a right flexor strain sustained the last week of August.—
Sarah Jean Maher,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere in Ukraine, the Giant Ukrainian Radio Telescope in Kharkiv sustained significant damage in 2022 when the region was under Russian occupation.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bueckers earned 70 of 72 votes, with Washington’s Sonia Citron receiving the remaining two.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Design With Flexibility In Mind Users don’t always behave as expected, often deviating from the ideal path designers envision.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Matthews was transported to the LA General Medical Center Level-One trauma center for further evaluation.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Once transported to the site in Switzerland, it was installed on a steel plate foundation with a load-distributing ring used to secure it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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