1
as in enforced
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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2
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
Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
To be clear, the agreement the NCDOT executed is only a Memorandum of Understanding.
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Michael Praats,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
On Wednesday, July 1, investigators executed a search warrant at the pair's residence on the 2400 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive in Plainfield, where both suspects were taken into custody.
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Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The ballyhoo around the Games that have taken on the shorthand LA28 will mark the longest marketing campaign that NBC has executed for any single Games.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Outsized trades executed just ahead of Trump’s Truth Social posts on Gulf oil policy have also drawn scrutiny as potential examples of insider trading.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Mounting a new third party is often discussed but not executed.
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Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Invoices are processed through email and digital systems, and payments are executed across interconnected platforms.
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Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
To be clear, the agreement the NCDOT executed is only a Memorandum of Understanding.
—
Michael Praats,
Charlotte Observer,
4 July 2026
On Wednesday, July 1, investigators executed a search warrant at the pair's residence on the 2400 block of Ruth Fitzgerald Drive in Plainfield, where both suspects were taken into custody.
—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The ballyhoo around the Games that have taken on the shorthand LA28 will mark the longest marketing campaign that NBC has executed for any single Games.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 July 2026
Outsized trades executed just ahead of Trump’s Truth Social posts on Gulf oil policy have also drawn scrutiny as potential examples of insider trading.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Mounting a new third party is often discussed but not executed.
—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Invoices are processed through email and digital systems, and payments are executed across interconnected platforms.
—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executed
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The post-game timeline is the same that was enforced after Iran's games against New Zealand and Belgium, a tight travel schedule that members of the Iranian team and their coach have blasted as unfair treatment.
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While Sacramento police had not enforced the ban for years, the repeal of the 1988 ordinance and the signs along Franklin Boulevard and Broadway was a milestone.
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Among the hundreds of surgeries performed over three decades by ElAttrache, his patients include the four 2024 MLB most valuable player and Cy Young Award winners — Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal.
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The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178.
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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This change was implemented at the request of the state's board of education.
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Many countries who have implemented or are planning similar restrictions have been closely watching progress of Australia’s ban.
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By her late teens, the kid from New Brunswick, New Jersey, had already accomplished more than most do in a lifetime.
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Matt and Christie Wylie have never stopped marveling at what their daughter accomplished.
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If Dennis is murdered or missing, wouldn’t Brian and associates know about it?
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Investigators are still determining what led up to the altercation, how the victim was murdered, and the suspect's motive.
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Broos’s side takes on Canada in Los Angeles today after advancing from the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over South Korea, and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled the team’s initial objective.
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Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
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