carried out; carrying out; carries out
1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Participating businesses will need to apply for a state carryout liquor permit, and signage and safety plans will be required before launch, Escudero says.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The actual treatments using herbicides were carried out in a series of demonstrations last summer that were open to the public, according to notices published last year by the Army Corps.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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Noun
The cash-only cafe is open for carryout orders only from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday and is closed Monday-Wednesday.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Participating businesses will need to apply for a state carryout liquor permit, and signage and safety plans will be required before launch, Escudero says.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
Verb
Police also carried out searches at the municipal offices in Adana and Adiyaman.
—Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
The actual treatments using herbicides were carried out in a series of demonstrations last summer that were open to the public, according to notices published last year by the Army Corps.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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