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as in to offer
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
all of the television networks will carry the president's speech
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
the idea of equality carries with it a number of other concepts
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
carried off the award for best picture of the year
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as in to behave
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
during that difficult time the grieving parents carried themselves with unfailing grace and dignity
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Recent Examples of carry
The memory of carrying the WNBA trophy through Millennium Park.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Researchers observed that smaller droplets carried a negative charge and larger droplets had a positive charge.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
But early proposals for a $600 per-child income tax credit generally have carried an annual price tag of $300 million to $350 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The bag is comfortable to carry and made from a durable nylon fabric that can withstand heavy gear.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Researchers observed that smaller droplets carried a negative charge and larger droplets had a positive charge.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2025
But early proposals for a $600 per-child income tax credit generally have carried an annual price tag of $300 million to $350 million.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The bag is comfortable to carry and made from a durable nylon fabric that can withstand heavy gear.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
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This morning, a semi will haul his feed to a nearby grain elevator.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Two of them grabbed him and hauled him outside.—
Graydon Carter,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The formula is packed with hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate and plump the skin, and it can be applied on its own or mixed into a moisturizer.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ironwood delivers higher throughput compared to previous Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Google really plans to pack these chips in.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Brentford offered lots of options for this exercise and Keane Lewis-Potter solved some problems at left-back.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Then Mitchell got hot in the clutch, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in overtime after a shaky first half that included 0-of-4 shooting from the field.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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One child who had sustained a head injury before the strikes took place died in the evacuation, the religious authority said.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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While no structures were damaged in the fire, firefighters sustained minor injuries.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The lineup of artists and presenters will be announced in the upcoming months, with fans eligible to earn free tickets by taking action on the Global Citizen app or here.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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And the Trump administration is behaving the same terroristic way as Pinochet and others have done in the hemisphere.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Photo: James Merrell How to test paint colors How color behaves in relation to other colors and in different light conditions is extremely complex, and nothing beats seeing them in situ, Studholme says.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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That person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but has since been upgraded to stable, according to the sheriff's office.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The second victim was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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