carry through

verb

Definition of carry throughnext
1
as in to survive

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2
as in to carry out

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Recent Examples of carry through The midi dress was crafted with a rounded neckline and visible seams down the front and sides of the piece, which carried through to the skirt of the look. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry through
  1. survive
  2. carry out
  3. stick around
  4. fulfill
  5. prevail
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  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, who controls what survives her committee, did not respond to questions about her decision to effectively kill the oversight bill there.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • She is survived by two stepchildren, Elizabeth Vandermark and David Kissinger, and five step-grandchildren.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of survive
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  • Zelenskyy said that earlier this year the Defense Ministry had told him that SpaceX had agreed to allow Ukraine to use Starlink over Russian territory to carry out deep strike operations, subject to political approval.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Iran has long been accused of carrying out cyber-attacks that have caused power outages and breached sensitive government data globally, including by Turkey in 2015, and Israel in 2022.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of carry out
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  • What borrowers may not realize, though, is that some of those consequences may stick around for quite a while.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The same is true for others such as Pintaro, who logged two scoreless innings Friday and stuck around for Saturday.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stick around
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  • The government is yet to fulfil a promise that women will be issued licenses to ride motorbikes.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Music has a unique ability to bring people together, and knowing this concert can have a meaningful impact beyond the stage is incredibly fulfilling.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Experience tends to prevail with defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, which is the main reason why Harrison-Hunte takes it in this projection.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But this is an object lesson in how to densify an already-dense Lincoln Park neighborhood without breaking the prevailing residential scale.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20through. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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