as in implementations
the doing of an action
the execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in one fluid motion
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Recent Examples of executions
Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The bill says executions should be carried out within 90 days of sentencing.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The previous record was set in 2014 with eight executions.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
New crackdowns have already begun, including executions, last week, of protesters arrested in January.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
At the height of the protests, Iranian authorities signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s calculus may have shifted because earlier US warnings about executions have lost deterrent value, according to Farahmand.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The executions occurred in the city of Qom, Iran, a notably religious municipality in the country, according to Reuters.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
An agreement halting the executions of nine Georgia inmates on death row during the coronavirus pandemic shouldn’t keep them alive anymore, the state’s solicitor general argued Wednesday to the Georgia Supreme Court, the AJC’s Rosie Manins reports.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The bill says executions should be carried out within 90 days of sentencing.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
The previous record was set in 2014 with eight executions.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
New crackdowns have already begun, including executions, last week, of protesters arrested in January.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
At the height of the protests, Iranian authorities signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Tehran’s calculus may have shifted because earlier US warnings about executions have lost deterrent value, according to Farahmand.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The executions occurred in the city of Qom, Iran, a notably religious municipality in the country, according to Reuters.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026
An agreement halting the executions of nine Georgia inmates on death row during the coronavirus pandemic shouldn’t keep them alive anymore, the state’s solicitor general argued Wednesday to the Georgia Supreme Court, the AJC’s Rosie Manins reports.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could support technical assistance programs or pilot implementations, beginning within the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense hospital systems.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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Presumably this is because, in its implementations by other architects, formal novelty arrived wrapped in easy metaphor.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Take one step at a time to make accomplishments that respect both your drive and their needs.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Malloy already has filled his resume with accomplishments.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Mallard will oversee district-wide efforts and coordinate with federal agencies to identify benefit fraud and develop a plan of action, while Grady will supervise federal investigations and prosecutions for the office.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The arrests, prosecutions, and coöperating agreements have had a devastating effect on an already small and embattled North Texas activist community.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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April 25 features 90 musical performances inside restaurants, bars, and coffee houses along a two-mile stretch of Adams Avenue from University Heights on the West through Normal Heights, and into parts of Kensington.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both leads turn in strong performances.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sheffield will outline her achievements thus far in her first few months in office, as well as lay out her vision for the rest of her term, with an aim to inspire Detroiters to have hope for a brighter future, her office said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of Gray’s biggest career achievements was competing in the under-16 National Junior Olympics at Texas A&M in 2024.—
Zoe Bahjat,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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