carries on

verb

Definition of carries onnext
present tense third-person singular of carry on
1
as in raises hell
to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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

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3
as in operates
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 carries on
  1. persists
  2. operates
  3. manages
  4. runs
  5. oversees
  6. regulates
  7. conducts
  8. keeps
Verb
  • After about 20 seconds have elapsed, tiny, minuscule amounts of deuterium begin to survive for long enough to have other interactions with protons and neutrons, but the deuterium bottleneck persists for several minutes.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The risk of famine persists across the Strip, with a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in northern Gaza.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of persists
Verb
  • Event Cinemas currently operates two ScreenX theaters in Australia alongside its 4DX locations, while Showtime Cinemas will host nine ScreenX, four Ultra 4DX, and one 4DX theater by the end of 2025.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kroger operates Ralphs, Food4Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Quality Food Centers and other grocery stores.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of operates
Verb
  • Ruth manages to solve that only for Remy and Mike to start fist fighting among the barrels and against the tanker, and then Gary (Meegwun Fairbrother) shows up just as Ruth gets a critical call about her husband’s medical condition.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The trick is that those outfits will be repurposed for next year’s pantomime season for one of the other pantos Harrison manages.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of manages
Verb
  • Now, Michelle runs a nonprofit offering bereavement and burial services for families as well as partnerships with clinics to offer free ultrasounds and postpartum needs.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the vehicle's battery depletes, the car's technology automatically switches it into Sport mode where the car runs as a hybrid.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of runs
Verb
  • The amendment would also significantly affect the institution of the chief justice, who oversees the federal court system and acts as the most senior justice.
    Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Fitzgerald sits on the Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Justice Department.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • Now, some are suggesting that Welch may have run afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission, an independent oversight agency that regulates financial markets, including cryptocurrency.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Québec Maple Syrup Producers federation regulates the production of syrup to control its price, putting a quota on how much syrup would sell each year.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • The Luxury Institute, which conducts research specific to the luxury industry, confirms the high levels of employee discontent and adds context around the challenges front-line luxury goods associates are experiencing after the pandemic.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Unlike city agencies, there is no structure where the city routinely conducts performance audits of the fund.
    Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducts
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  • Many of today’s jobs are designed in a way that keeps us busy with daily tasks and putting out fires, leaving little time for the work that really matters.
    Hope Horner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He’s taken on different personas, different looks, rapped about different things and keeps getting bigger and bigger.
    Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of keeps
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