CARRY THROUGH Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

carry through

verb

Definition of carry through

as in to survive

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as in to carry out

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Recent Examples of carry through When team members feel supported and engaged, that pride tends to carry through to the property. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 There’s an undercurrent of acidity that carries through the dishes to keep what could be a heavy experience light. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 Both Iran and the United States have incentives to carry through a final agreement, National Public Radio said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026 That has left the Canadian government to offer up another $600 million in annual tax payer support for Canadian film and TV production rather than carry through on plans to get American media players to foot the bill, at least for now. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry through

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However, The Next Web analyzed the upcoming phase of tariffs and noted that the Commerce Department submitted a report on July 1 that would determine if the data center exemption would survive.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
For years, Goop’s restaurant existed almost entirely as a delivery operation, a ghost kitchen with food engineered to still be delicious after surviving the trip to your door.

— Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of survive

Verb

Earlier this year, affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State both carried out attacks on the civilian airport and military airbase, contributing to initial suspicion that militants could have been behind the assault on the capital.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
What follows is the first-party career, in which the asset a worker carries out the door is a direct line to an audience or a customer that no platform and no employer controls.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry out

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During the holidays, that could mean repositioning inventory as demand shifts, identifying supplier or transportation delays sooner, or dynamically finding the fastest and most cost-effective way to fulfill an order when conditions change.

— Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Rather than chasing virality and social media hits, Obeid advises restaurants to focus deeper on creating businesses that fulfill a need for the community around them.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

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