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as in enforced
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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as in performed
to carry through (as a process) to completion
when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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Recent Examples of executed
This year, a record has been broken in Saudi Arabia’s history – 300 people have been executed.
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Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Legendary recently executed a management buyout of Wanda Group’s stake in the independent studio.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The company has also executed well on its advertising business.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Despite spending decades on death row at San Quentin Prison, Ramirez was never executed due to California's moratorium on capital punishment.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Vancouver’s top forwards executed poorly on the power play, too.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
This includes the ability for computer code to be executed on the blockchain, enabling smart contracts.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
His swan-song show was staged last June during men’s fashion week in Paris, and the Belgian designer sat front row at the spring 2025 Dries Van Noten womenswear show in Paris last September, which was executed by the studio team and received largely positive feedback from press and buyers.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Warner Music chiefs Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck were hailed as Executives of the Year, in recognition of the turnaround that the two have executed at the storied label.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Legendary recently executed a management buyout of Wanda Group’s stake in the independent studio.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
The company has also executed well on its advertising business.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Despite spending decades on death row at San Quentin Prison, Ramirez was never executed due to California's moratorium on capital punishment.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Vancouver’s top forwards executed poorly on the power play, too.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
This includes the ability for computer code to be executed on the blockchain, enabling smart contracts.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
His swan-song show was staged last June during men’s fashion week in Paris, and the Belgian designer sat front row at the spring 2025 Dries Van Noten womenswear show in Paris last September, which was executed by the studio team and received largely positive feedback from press and buyers.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Warner Music chiefs Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck were hailed as Executives of the Year, in recognition of the turnaround that the two have executed at the storied label.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executed
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Plus, public companies are likely worried about more than the Internal Revenue Service enforced tax rules.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sanctions would remain for symbolism but be more leniently enforced.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Those kinds of tasks are performed by someone who comes to the customer’s driveway.Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Vehicle owners either waited while tasks were performed, or arranged to have rides until such work was completed.Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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After the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its attack on Israel in October last year, Hezbollah began exchanging fire with Israel, prompting an Israeli retaliation that had the group’s top brass assassinated and significantly debilitated its capabilities.Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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The next day, he was assassinated.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, an undergraduate student from Princeton University accomplished the same thing, but with traditional Chinese landscape painting.Big Think, Big Think, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tasks that once took hours can now be accomplished in minutes thanks to technology, which may give the impression of laziness to those who equate effort with time spent.Vikram Joshi, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The shooter murdered 26 people in the school, including 20 children.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Was this simply a tragic accident or was the horse murdered?GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This decision fulfilled a monthslong request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and coincided with reports of North Korean troops assisting Russia.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In addition to being personally fulfilled, Sofia told Vogue Scandinavia that she is also fulfilled through her professional life and royal duties.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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These differences in implementation suggest that while progress is being made, full parity in gaming representation has not yet been achieved.Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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About Forbes Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it, and those who aspire to make it.Forbes Press Releases, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Executed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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