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carrying through

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verb

present participle of carry through
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrying through
Verb
  • The prevailing thought is that White is referencing billionaire venture capitalist Joe Lacob, and his wife, Nicole Curran.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • This made the proceedings of the meeting— a discussion of financial crisis in the midst of extended financial stability— a vivid illustration of the tensions inherent in prevailing views about money.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Another man, Justin Sneed, confessed to physically carrying out the killing but claimed Glossip paid him to do it.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Nearly all of the surviving health-care facilities in the northernmost area fell on the wrong side of the partition.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Based on the remnants of the three surviving original examples, Todeschini’s weapon combines an incendiary mixture wrapped in flammable cloth that is then encased in pitch.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Something in him still thinks this world is worth sticking around for.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Wheatley could be a breakout player on special teams though, even with former first-round pick Isaiah Simmons sticking around.
    Mike Kaye April 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Eveningside’s smaller arms holding on to the chains while Morningside’s longer arms propelled them, her fists and excess joints braced against the ground; their span lengthening, extending and retracting in the girls’ to and fro.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Now, holding on to Paredes may prove to be a season-saving decision.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination for governor on Tuesday, stunning the field by avoiding the runoff her rivals had hoped would expose lingering doubts about her ability to win in November.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
  • School closings Several buildings in the Utica Community Schools district, based in Sterling Heights, are closed on Tuesday, May 19, because of lingering power outages.
    Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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“Carrying through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrying%20through. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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