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
With The Atlantic join to discuss how Musk and President Donald Trump are carrying out plans to purge thousands of employees from the federal government.
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Most executive actions set a policy and then direct the responsible federal agencies to take steps to carry out that policy.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
President Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations and rolled back a federal policy that restricted immigration agents from arresting people in hospitals, churches and schools.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Ham ‒ who was about 3-and-a-half years old at the time of the flight ‒ not only survived, but was able to carry out tasks he was trained to perform.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2025
Most executive actions set a policy and then direct the responsible federal agencies to take steps to carry out that policy.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
President Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations and rolled back a federal policy that restricted immigration agents from arresting people in hospitals, churches and schools.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Ham ‒ who was about 3-and-a-half years old at the time of the flight ‒ not only survived, but was able to carry out tasks he was trained to perform.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry out
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Wrestling in the state meet for the first time will fulfill a longtime dream for Kenney (35-7).—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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While not for everyone, this lifestyle allows some workers to fulfill their travel dreams.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg notes how during previous demonstrations, Apple has showed Siri being able to perform personal assistant-style tasks such as quickly locating a user's flight and lunch reservation plans by accessing the iPhone's email and message history.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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Verbruggen performed well, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play at the tournament for 60 years against Poland in the group stages en route to a 2-1 defeat by England in the semi-finals.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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State police also executed a search warrant for Ivers’ medical records and blood samples.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The group presented a paper as well as a comprehensive video, showing the robot executing six tasks in 'Expressive' and 'Functional' modes side by side for comparison.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the need is dire, going vintage can achieve a brighter future.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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China is targeting landing a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is already making progress on the various pieces of hardware needed to emulate a feat so far only achieved by the United States, such as the crew spacecraft, lander and a new launch vehicle.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that the technology for making faces seem fully human is five years away.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Harris said that his bill would make it so that those convicted of a crime in a foreign country would be prohibited from gaining asylum.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Exactly six weeks ago, Maxwell Lewis was carried off the court with an ugly-looking leg injury.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of those released appeared frail, including an elderly man on an oxygen tank who had to be carried off one of the buses that arrived in Ramallah.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Especially if Barkley and his Eagles can pull off the win, knocking Mahomes off his quarterback (QB) perch.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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While hosting both the 2023 and 2024 ceremonies, Handler also pulled off three different looks — including hair switch-ups, courtesy of her hairstylist of over a decade, Adir Abergel.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Carry out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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