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Recent Examples of hangman
Schools in the power conferences might dodge the Olympic sports hangman.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
From the fabulous Hiromi to a dark stage comedy about hangmen to a breathtaking exhibit about migration, there’s a lot to see and do this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
But, unfortunately for those involved, there really was a murder during the cold 1899 winter at Lituya Bay and, ultimately, a hangman’s rope for the murderer.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
The scene is England’s North in the mid-1960s and the action — inspired by the abolishment of hanging for capital crimes — takes place principally in the Lancashire pub of Alice (Tracie Bennett) and Harry (David Threlfall), the latter compelled to retire from his job as the last English hangman.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
From the fabulous Hiromi to a dark stage comedy about hangmen to a breathtaking exhibit about migration, there’s a lot to see and do this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
But, unfortunately for those involved, there really was a murder during the cold 1899 winter at Lituya Bay and, ultimately, a hangman’s rope for the murderer.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
The scene is England’s North in the mid-1960s and the action — inspired by the abolishment of hanging for capital crimes — takes place principally in the Lancashire pub of Alice (Tracie Bennett) and Harry (David Threlfall), the latter compelled to retire from his job as the last English hangman.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangman
Noun
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There was Anthony Sanchez in September 2023, whose hands turned blue after the Oklahoma executioner administered the needle.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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If the aim of the executioners is not true, death could take even longer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Several other leading figures of the period ended their days on the executioner’s block, including the unhappy Comte de Chalais, whose headsman bungled the job and ended up frantically chopping away at his screaming victim with a small hatchet.—
David A. Bell,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2012
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2021
Noun
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There will also not be a murderer found until the show’s conclusion, but don’t ask anyone who’s seen the beloved whodunit.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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More often, alleged female murderers are reviled or belittled.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate, Malcolm LaVergne sells Simpson’s assets to pay off leftover debts.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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And second, in both titis and Barbaries, females exhibit a high degree of autonomy and are the executors of mate choice.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path that could, one day, intersect with ours.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Police cars arrived within minutes and the assassin was arrested.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Hangman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangman. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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