carry through

verb

carried through; carrying through; carries through

intransitive verb

: persist, survive
feelings that carry through to the present

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The Kurama Fire Festival, held annually on Oct. 22 in Kyoto, is a Shinto ritual where large torches are carried through the streets to ward off evil and purify the land. Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025 As for hauling it around town to use public transport – well, this one is 48.5 lb (22 kg), and is not exactly going to be comfortable to carry through crowded subway stations. New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025 The Utah company that owned the waterpark — which was shut down in June 2017 by the health department after 11 children suffered chlorine burns — proposed to carry through the apartment plan. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 Modern companies facing modern demands need leaders at all levels to carry through the initiatives that will make their organizations successful. Andrew Deutscher, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carry through

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of carry through was in 1608

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“Carry through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20through. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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