CARRY OUT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

carry out

verb

Definition of carry out

as in to fulfill

to carry through (as a process) to completion carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully

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Recent Examples of carry out Nationwide, a total of 21 executions have been carried out so far this year, including Thursday's, and nearly a dozen more are scheduled, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Yet basic information about the company entrusted with carrying out this mission is difficult to come by. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 More that 451,000 are expected in August alone, says the study released by the local small businesses association Confcommercio Milano, carried out using the Cities Analytics platform. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Their present assignment is not combat service, and none claimed that winning a medal was equivalent to carrying out a military mission. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry out

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But unfortunately, there are more requirements to fulfill, and now, the next hearing is scheduled for late August.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Astronomical instruments require calibration before use, and this is accomplished by targeting a familiar object in the sky and tuning the instruments to how that object should appear.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Nichols was inspired by what Richard Linklater had accomplished with the Austin Film Society and its impact on the local film scene in Austin, Texas, where Nichols resides.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplish

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It was developed through the Midpoint Series Launch and is a Cold War thriller about the career of Latvian surgeon Viktors Kalnbērzs, who performed the Soviet Union’s first gender-affirming surgery in Riga in the early 1970s.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Music is also a big component, with 10 bands on two stages performing each day.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of perform

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Westman Atelier has achieved a lot on its own, rising to the top of the ranks in complexion and lip.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
When Jean Smart‘s Hacks character Deborah Vance finally achieved her dream of hosting a Late Night show in Season 4, Markoe could relate, and then some.

— Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Since 2007, Japan has begun disclosing the names of those executed and some details of their crimes, but disclosures are still limited.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Over time, the company may still execute effectively within individual channels while those channels move in different directions.

— Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

And artists deserve a fair pay percentage for work that assists their employers in making profits.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Republicans hope to pick up four more House districts in November after the state redrew its congressional map earlier this year and made those districts more GOP-friendly.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of make

Verb

On the next day of the match, Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield was hit on the head and suffered a fractured skull while facing Larwood (to a conventional field) and had to be carried off the field.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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