CARRYING THROUGH Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in surviving

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verb

present participle of carry through

as in prevailing

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as in carrying out

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Verb

At prevailing wages, this uncompensated labor is worth $430 billion a year.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
There is this prevailing reality that in all sorts of negotiations, deadlines create pressure and movement.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of prevailing

Verb

Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The update makes Claude more useful in carrying out work tasks as Anthropic is evolving the assistant into more of an AI workplace agent.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of carrying out

Verb

After originally planning to stay on anyway, Alice has decided to seek other opportunities and would like a letter of recommendation after sticking around for Ted’s transition period.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Employees are still coffee badging, the practice of swiping into the office and sticking around long enough to have a cup of coffee before heading out to finish the workday at home or elsewhere.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of sticking around

Verb

There’s nothing wrong with holding on to childhood and being a little immature from time to time.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026
That puts me in the same boat as many millennials and Gen Zers holding on to the family phone plan, one of their last financial ties to their parents.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of holding on

Verb

Patterson, who turns 27 on Tuesday, has experience at guard and center, and the 49ers needed a backup at both spots considering Toth’s lingering concussion symptoms.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
For Green, and the Warriors (2-0), the victory eliminated any lingering doubts about their season opener last week, a thrilling, 32-26 triple-overtime win against Newbury Park.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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