carrying on

verb

Definition of carrying onnext
present participle of carry on
1
as in raising hell
to behave badly a toddler crying and carrying on in the store

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

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3
as in operating
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 carrying on
  1. persisting
  2. operating
  3. managing
  4. supervising
  5. overseeing
  6. regulating
  7. conducting
  8. running
Verb
  • The McAfee family learned about raw milk by chance, but became true believers over time, persisting in the face of regulatory pressure and litigation.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rainy weather is expected on the West Coast this weekend, with snow in the Northeast persisting until Saturday afternoon.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisting
Verb
  • Notably, Rumble is a loss-making company, with an operating loss of $143 million on sales of $86 million for the last twelve months period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Crocs business continues to demonstrate strong overall performance, with a Q3 operating margin exceeding 25%, an impressive metric for a footwear company.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of operating
Verb
  • Clubs’ performance staff do an incredible amount of work trying to reduce the risk and a lot of that is about managing load.
    Geoff Scott, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Datta, on the other hand, made sure my dreams came to life by managing the execution seamlessly.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Rick Morales is supervising producer.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The allegations date back to the fall of 2023, when Nutley was supervising a program that assisted students at the all-boys Catholic high school who were struggling with academics.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Nuno is a hands-on coach, overseeing many of the short, sharp training sessions which generally last no longer than 90 minutes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Judge overseeing Luigi Mangione murder trial Gregory Carro has been named as the judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's trial for the alleged murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • These measures included capping refiners' profits and regulating gasoline inventories, amidst rising gas prices.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In some cases, residents, often poor, smallholder farmers, are asked to sign voluntary conservation agreements regulating their land use.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • This led me to start conducting research in the field.
    Lukas Petersson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is conducting an internal review of city employees’ use of Google Chat messages that are automatically deleted after 24 hours.
    Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of conducting
Verb
  • Biden, or whoever is running the White House, should be ashamed.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Not knowing which country the event's most important matches will be played underlines cricket being handcuffed to the whims of money-spinner India, whose power might be heightened by the ascension of former boss Jay Shah running the sport's affairs globally.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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carrying on

carrying out

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