carried on

verb

Definition of carried onnext
past tense of carry on
1
as in raised hell
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 Synonyms for carried on
  1. persisted
  2. managed
  3. operated
  4. supervised
  5. conducted
  6. oversaw
  7. regulated
  8. run
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  • The call center data showed customers waiting less than 60 seconds for phone support, yet complaints about excessive wait times persisted.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Importantly, those improvements persisted even after the stimulation was switched off.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisted
Verb
  • Fresno State managed only 20 points in the second half.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Moments later, a portion of the truck, operated by Groot Waste Management, suddenly exploded and injured two police officers and a firefighter.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Presenting himself as an entertainer, and never as a psychic, who operated on the basis of suggestion, and not the paranormal or supernatural, The Amazing Kreskin was born.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of operated
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  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • Hilton Hotels Hilton conducted a survey focused on connectivity and personalization that found that 60% of travelers book consistently with one brand or one credit card to maximize their benefits.
    Michael Benedek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Adidas said an official search was conducted on Tuesday in several locations in Germany, including its headquarters in Herzogenaurach, confirming media reports.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
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  • Musk's companies, such as Tesla and SpaceX, are heavily regulated.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For much of the country’s history, individual states regulated horseracing, with minimal federal oversight related to gambling.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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carried on

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