carries out

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry out
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 China sends military planes, as well as Coast Guard ships and other vessels towards Taiwan on a daily basis and carries out large-scale military exercises from time to time. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 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. — 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 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
  1. fulfills
  2. performs
  3. accomplishes
  4. achieves
  5. executes
  6. does
  7. carries off
  8. makes
Verb
  • With Blue in the Face, Koy fulfills a two-special Netflix deal inked in 2023.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • The reigning troupe, Rocky Horror in Abundance, currently performs at Avenue 912 at 202 West Ridge Road in Griffith.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When applied to reactor exhaust lines, the device performs a task called differential pumping.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • But when a defendant has already demonstrated months or years of compliance, courts should at least ask whether immediate custody accomplishes anything that voluntary surrender would not.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Donating, as many do, to check a box or as a reputation-building exercise accomplishes very little.
    — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • The 2026 Sonata achieves 28 miles per gallon in the city and 38 miles per gallon on the highway.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In our experience, if a story achieves longevity, the numbers and the recognition tend to follow on their own.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • In moderate traffic conditions, BlueCruise executes all of the above smoothly and predictably without requiring driver input.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Assume, further, that management executes well and that the efficiencies are real.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Here below, France’s own long-drink-of-water goalie Robin Risser does his best Beckham follow-on act with a stately Louis Vuitton carry-all with their trademark leather trim at the stress points.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Fazio wants a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools; so does Lamont.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • 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.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Definition of carries off
Verb
  • However, some of them could just be holding roster spots until Dallas makes some other moves in the next 24 hours.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And that makes a lot of sense – recognizing that biology and human-made technologies are not mutually exclusive.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of makes

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“Carries out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20out. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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