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carries on

VERB

continue activity

Synonyms

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achieve endure hang on keep going last maintain perpetuate persevere persist proceed

Antonyms

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be calm discontinue mismanage stop

VERB

manage operations

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WEAK

administer conduct direct engage in keep operate ordain run

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be calm discontinue mismanage stop

VERB

lose control emotionally

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act up be indecorous blunder cut up lose it make a fuss misbehave rage raise Cain

Antonyms

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be calm discontinue mismanage stop

Example Sentences

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But back at the camp in Los Azules, where cumbia music carries on the wind, Andres Carrizo is looking forward to a boom time.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Delta is the first major U.S. airline to report quarterly results, and analysts are watching the resilience of travel demand and company finances as the Iran war carries on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"If this war carries on to April, then that will be the main talking point in the Trump-Xi meeting," Benjamin Ho, an assistant professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Two decades later, that fickle through line carries on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

I stare at the ceiling as the procedure carries on.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day