carries on

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry on
1
as in acts out
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 carries on In Hargeisa, meanwhile, the country that doesn’t exist carries on. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026 Maybe Walker carries on as an elite back for years to come and the Broncos — and others — will kick themselves for not getting more involved. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 This hotel carries on the best of Edinburgh traditions while going above and beyond with 21st-century comforts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Stockton did have seven carries on Saturday, rushing for only 22 yards. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 The main room carries on with accents of green through a geometric rug and velvet sofa, plus soft tones of red and sand. — Sophia Herring, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026 Now the restaurant is one of the places where Ortega carries on with life without Burciaga, who went back to his parents’ remote hometown in the mountains of Durango. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The World Trade Organization carries on adjudicating trade disputes, despite a surge in protectionism. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries on
  1. acts out
  2. persists
  3. operates
  4. rebels
  5. manages
  6. disobeys
  7. supervises
  8. acts up
Verb
  • Dressed as Holmes and seated in a set version of the prison visitation room, Seyfried acts out lines from a script based on Fielder’s recollection of the conversation.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Jo, raised by her grandmother, is hyperactive, wild, free-spirited, and a talented artist but often acts out in school.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of acts out
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  • Dietitians recommend seeing a doctor when sleep trouble persists.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But there's still plant life to be found, especially around the Hoanib River, an ephemeral river that only flows on the surface following heavy rain—though water persists underground both in the river and in springs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of persists
Verb
  • The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of operates
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  • Masahiro Motoki — the Oscar-winning star of Departures — plays a lord who rebels against warlord Oda Nobunaga and barricades himself inside Arioka Castle, only to face a string of unsolved murders within its walls.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Set against the backdrop of the 1998 São Paulo World Cup between Brazil and France, Amarela follows 14-year-old Erika Oguihara (Melissa Uehara), a Japanese Brazilian sports fanatic who rebels against her family’s more Japanese cultural traditions.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
Definition of rebels
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  • Since its launch 15 years ago, Mubadala Capital has become the first sovereign fund to take in third-party capital, and now manages around $60 billion in its core alternatives business.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Aaron Alamary, president of parking management company TruPark USA, manages thousands of parking spaces between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of manages
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  • People don’t do what they’re supposed to, or someone betrays someone else for money or power or spite, or maybe a dragon just disobeys its rider and decides to murder a prince.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Contempt of Congress is a federal misdemeanor in which an individual willfully disobeys or impedes a congressional investigation.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disobeys
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  • Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervises
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  • Six weeks later, when that integration acts up again, the institutional memory that used to shorten the investigation may not be there.
    — Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Currently, Screen Time often acts up and just cuts off access to all apps, whether it’s supposed to or not.
    — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Definition of acts up

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“Carries on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20on. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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