carry

verb

ˈker-ē How to pronounce carry (audio)
Definition of carrynext
1
as in to haul
to support and take from one place to another each camper must be able to carry his or her own backpack

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2
as in to pack
to wear or have on one's person I always carry a camera with me so as to never miss a great shot

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3
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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5
as in to sustain
to hold up or serve as a foundation for erected a trellis to carry the vine

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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 But at the time of his unrelated arrest in a BMW at the city's Independence Mall, authorities allege that the woman with him was carrying one of their IDs. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Dylan was reportedly so wasted that the burly Von Schmidt had to carry him back to his lodgings. — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 In the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, Walker rushed for 177 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns and a pulsating 76-yard dash. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 The statement was the first indication that Pike has improved since an ambulance carried her away from a Nashville prison last Wednesday. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry
  1. haul
  2. pack
  3. offer
  4. include
  5. sustain
  6. earn
  7. behave
  8. transport
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  • Four of the 14 were arrested in an attempt to haul bundles of cash out of the home of the attorney general and into the back of an ambulance, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo said.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Every chip and solar panel has to be hauled into orbit, and every answer those chips produce has to come back down.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Kisiel is certain the finding could become more important as electronics shrink and more components are packed closer together.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond the pretty bottle, the formula packs a serious skin-care punch, with 5% mandelic acid, azelaic acid, and licorice root to gently improve the appearance of dark underarms.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pack
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  • By upgrading synthetic skin from a passive sensor into an energy harvester, the Fudan team offers a clever alternative to deadweight batteries.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Mitchell-Namdar said Pink Aid’s mission is to provide emergency aid assistance to those struggling during treatment, whether that means paying an electric bill, rent, offering wigs or lymphedema sleeves.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of offer
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  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of include
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  • Its extended takes were conceived from the outset to sustain the audience’s emotional involvement.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Asked whether companies could sustain strong profit growth in the third quarter, Dalio said investors should focus on free cash flow rather than earnings alone.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustain
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  • Formed in 2012, Polaris broke through with 2017’s The Mortal Coil and 2020’s The Death of Me, both of which debuted in the Australian Top 10 and earned ARIA nominations for best hard rock/heavy metal album.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Referees showed head coach Nate Miller a pair of yellow cards a minute apart, earning him an ejection 21 minutes into the game.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of earn
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  • Along with the Vancouver Art Gallery (a former court house) and the nearby Hotel Georgia, the Hotel Vancouver is one of the three anchors that determined how downtown Vancouver was built, and how the neighborhood behaves today.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers will use those collisions to probe the internal structure of matter and study how quarks and gluons, the fundamental particles responsible for building protons and neutrons, behave inside atomic nuclei.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Iraq already uses around 1,000 trucks daily to transport fuel oil overland to Syria's Mediterranean port city Baniyas, where it is loaded onto tankers for shipment further afield.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When complete, these new lines will transport vast quantities of copper, a metal used in solar panels, heat pumps, batteries, and electric vehicles.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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