carried on

verb

past tense of carry on
1
as in acted out
to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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2
as in persisted
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband

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3
as in managed
to look after and make decisions about carries on a business and still manages to run the household

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Recent Examples of carried on His son Robin Birley carried on the tradition with the opening of 5 Hertford Street in 2018 and his beautiful restaurant Oswald’s, where members can keep their own wines in dedicated drawers. — Mark Cecil, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026 At its peak, PTL was bringing in more than $128 million annually and was carried on 1,300 cable systems with 12 million subscribers. — Ronnie Glassberg, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 The turquoise cake that Swift carried on stage was funfetti with salty vanilla buttercream, while the second cake was a gluten-free vanilla cake topped with marshmallow meringue frosting. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 But a new wave of indignation swept Spain when Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, was carried on a stretcher from her apartment after police cordoned off the street. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Still, Sheeran carried on with his tour over the weekend, addressing the controversy and expressing a middling stance on Israel’s war in Gaza. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Shelley died in 2018, while Diggle has carried on with the rhythm section of drummer Danny Farrant and Chris Remington plus a fourth member, guitarist/backing vocalist Mani Perazzoli. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 Zakarin soon left the company, and Herman and agency owner Russell Collins carried on. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Devers hit a three-run home run in the second inning, Drew Gilbert hit a pair of rally-sparking doubles, and five Giants relievers carried on the momentum that Whisenhunt appeared to be building before his elbow lit up. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried on
  1. acted out
  2. persisted
  3. managed
  4. disobeyed
  5. operated
  6. rebelled
  7. supervised
  8. acted up
Verb
  • Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty — or for his attorneys in taking that punishment off the table.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of acted out
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  • Within a week, a majority of those in the treatment group had a 50% reduction in their symptoms and the effects persisted throughout the six-week follow-up period.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Only the school’s investigation, under the federal Title IX law, persisted, with a goal of deciding discipline for the students involved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of persisted
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  • Kellermeyer is one of a number of companies referenced in lawsuits filed in recent months that accuse funds managed by some of Wall Street’s biggest names of inflating their marks, often to increase their own payouts.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The hospitality brand holds a 30-year concession to run the lodge, which is part of the Tompkins Conservation project and managed by the National Forestry Agency.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of managed
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  • The creditors’ lawsuit describes Kenny as a bullying presence who routinely threatened to fire anyone who disobeyed his orders.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Jeanie Buss also wants proof that Joey and Janie Buss disobeyed the 2017 court order, along with an order requiring them to show cause of why they should not be held in contempt of court.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disobeyed
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  • This sonic machine—a pneumatic system operated by wind and air—is partially concealed inside walls.
    — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Crown Estate is an independent company established by Parliament to manage a vast portfolio of properties throughout the United Kingdom that is nominally owned by the sovereign during his lifetime but is operated for the benefit of taxpayers.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of operated
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  • Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That year, Indian soldiers serving the British East India Company rebelled against the British commanding officers, killing many of them and sparking an uprising that spread rapidly across much of northern India.
    — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebelled
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  • At least three employees supervised by Perera have filed bullying complaints with DIR’s Office of Equity and Risk.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The day was also a feast in honor of the recipient – typically the prefect of Rome, who supervised the city’s jurisdictions and police.
    — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervised
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  • And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
Definition of acted up

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“Carried on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20on. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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