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Recent Examples of executioner
On February 8, 1587, the executioner’s ax struck three times, beheading Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
The painting, measuring six feet in width and featuring as its central subject a midcentury executioner’s chair, is estimated around $30 million.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Jane, who may have been as young as 16, is shown blindfolded as an executioner with an axe waits to behead her.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
On January 16th, Yorkshire’s executioner hanged all fourteen condemned men.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
The painting, measuring six feet in width and featuring as its central subject a midcentury executioner’s chair, is estimated around $30 million.
—Angelica Villa For Artnews, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Jane, who may have been as young as 16, is shown blindfolded as an executioner with an axe waits to behead her.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
On January 16th, Yorkshire’s executioner hanged all fourteen condemned men.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
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These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals loose on Los Angeles streets.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
8 June 2025
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Double murderer Jamon Buggs sentenced to life behind bars as judge rules DA Todd Spitzer violated Racial Justice Act The judge, however, found that since the DA already decided not to seek the death penalty, further sanctions such as reducing the murder charges would not be needed.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
Noun
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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The operation, made up of Belarusian contract killers, runs a ballet academy that is a front for their assassin training facility.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
6 June 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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