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This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The executioner who initiates the flow of lethal chemicals into Tanzi's body then enters the room to begin the state's three-drug protocol — beginning with etomidate, an anesthetic, followed by rocuronium bromide, a paralytic, and potassium acetate, which will induce cardiac arrest.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The executioner who initiates the flow of lethal chemicals into Tanzi's body then enters the room to begin the state's three-drug protocol — beginning with etomidate, an anesthetic, followed by rocuronium bromide, a paralytic, and potassium acetate, which will induce cardiac arrest.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
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About two weeks after a man was shot and killed in his car at a Miami-Dade flea market, deputies caught the alleged murderer on Thursday and uncovered a sordid tale of a five-year affair that led to the murder.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
26 July 2025
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An evil wealthy guy who funds murderers to support his own sicko obsession?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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Ten years later, Jack and Jackie fell in love—and two months later, Jack was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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After 50-plus years behind bars, Houten walked out in 2023. — In 2022, Newsom rejected the release of Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan — which parole commissioners had recommended.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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