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
In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
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Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
What followed was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades in a state that has long been a stronghold of capital punishment.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
The marketing executions — the social strategy, the press rollout, the content calendar, the collaboration choices — are downstream of that clarity.
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Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
DeSantis, a Republican, oversaw more executions in a single year in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
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Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
What followed was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades in a state that has long been a stronghold of capital punishment.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
The marketing executions — the social strategy, the press rollout, the content calendar, the collaboration choices — are downstream of that clarity.
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Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
—
Simon Sebag Montefiore,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
DeSantis, a Republican, oversaw more executions in a single year in 2025 than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
—
Cbs Miami Team,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
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Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
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The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
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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.
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Officials highlighted major federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Texas, centered in Dallas, and the Northern District of Illinois, centered in Chicago.
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Rwabukombe’s case remains one of Germany’s most notable Rwanda genocide prosecutions and serves as an important precedent for current German investigations.
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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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The Hall of Fame honors persons who have made outstanding contributions in the arts, sciences or management of television over a lifetime career or via singular achievements.
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LeBron James's eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, though marked by an NBA championship and record-breaking achievements, concluded with his decision to depart.
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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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