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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
Alberta Parks provided advice for bear encounters, including traveling in groups, keeping pets on leashes, carrying bear spray and securing attractants.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
From around a corner below came a German carrying an enamel pail.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Violations of section 7217 carries serious criminal penalties, including a maximum five-year term of imprisonment.
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Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The charge of premeditated murder carries a possible death penalty.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
From around a corner below came a German carrying an enamel pail.
—
Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Violations of section 7217 carries serious criminal penalties, including a maximum five-year term of imprisonment.
—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The charge of premeditated murder carries a possible death penalty.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for carry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
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Elsewhere, drivers encountered a very different kind of mess when a tractor-trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of extra-firm tofu crashed off a highway into a ravine in Missouri in March, The New York Times reported.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
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Volunteers with Georgia's Own Credit Union spent Tuesday packing 500 meal kits as part of MUST Ministries' Summer Lunch program.
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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For a few hours, bhajan gatherings offer an escape from those pressures.
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They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
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Plus, the power port includes three electrical outlets and three USB ports for powering appliances, speakers, and other devices.
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Two firefighters died from injures sustained while fighting the blaze.
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The company may be showing some signs of financial stabilization, but sustaining a turnaround will depend on whether change takes hold throughout the entire organization.
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Pediatric surgeons earn $450,810 a year, on average, as of 2024, according to federal data.
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Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
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Being a pro athlete doesn’t exempt you from behaving respectfully in society.
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But Dumont wanted to look beyond insects to find out know how the spindle behaves in mammalian cells like ours.
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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post.
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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