as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Recent Examples of carry out
Members of the New Zealand Defense Force medical personnel were onboard the aircraft including a doctor who could carry out immediate care for the patients on the flight from Antarctica to Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those proteins, considered the cells’ workhorses, then carry out various and critical functions throughout the body.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Its wholesale trade business, carried out in dollars, fell 63% from expectations, and exports were down 37%.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Shane Devon Tamura, 27, stormed into 345 Park Avenue on July 28 armed with an AR-15 style rifle, and carried out the city’s deadliest mass shooting in 25 years.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those proteins, considered the cells’ workhorses, then carry out various and critical functions throughout the body.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Its wholesale trade business, carried out in dollars, fell 63% from expectations, and exports were down 37%.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Shane Devon Tamura, 27, stormed into 345 Park Avenue on July 28 armed with an AR-15 style rifle, and carried out the city’s deadliest mass shooting in 25 years.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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The property also has two pools, a tennis court and a $1 million geothermal heating system and concealed solar field, which allows the estate to fulfill its own energy needs.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Observers say Trump's desire for the Nobel Peace Prize looms large over the summit with Putin, as the president looks to fulfill a campaign promise to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
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When culture starts performing alignment instead of living it, most companies reach for fixes: tighter messaging, new values, more playbooks.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The top 10 will then perform on the main 816 Day stage.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Florida is set to execute a death row inmate for the kidnapping and stabbing death of a young woman who was attacked at work more than four decades ago.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The trailer reveals Park’s character Yun Yi-rang transforming from socialite to business mogul while executing elaborate schemes against corrupt villains.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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Help students achieve upward economic mobility, measured by post-graduation earnings, wealth-building potential, and employment outcomes.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Then strain again through the cheesecloth as directed above. Notes: Use a burr grinder or the supermarket coffee-aisle grinder to achieve a coarse to medium-coarse grind, or ask your local coffee shop to grind the beans for you.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Stewart, who was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, made four appearances for the Dodgers, giving up two runs and six hits in 3⅔ innings for a 4.91 ERA.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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Paramedics rushed to his aid, and Butler gave a thumbs-up as he was carried off the court in a stretcher, wearing a neck brace.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Joe Willock was carried off the field on a stretcher after sustaining an injury during Newcastle United’s friendly defeat in South Korea — though Eddie Howe played down the severity afterwards.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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For a team battling a relentless storyline of seeking a fast start and a different feeling entering the first game of the season, pulling off a victory while Joe Burrow came away healthy (barely) was an important result.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Through the Mine—Explore the Middleton Mine as the team highlights the risks, challenges, and practical elements to pull off this incredible action sequence.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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