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someone who is named to act on behalf of another
He named his daughter as the executor of his will.
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Recent Examples of executors
That can be costly, but the expenses come out of the estate itself, not the heirs’ or executors’ pockets.
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Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
This comes after a judge threw out parts of Paris’s petition in November, granting a motion from the executors that invoked California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is meant to prevent retaliatory legal action.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Attorneys for estate executors John McClain and John Branca filed documents in Los Angeles court last Friday that listed all of the costs and fees that their clients are owed in connection to their anti-SLAPP motion against Paris that was granted by a judge last November, PEOPLE reports.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
The executors, meanwhile, filed a motion in October claiming Paris has received approximately $65 million in benefits from the estate.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP of Los Angeles filed the lawsuit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn in their capacities as executors of the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and individual Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Another related bill signed by Hochul requires written consent from heirs or executors if a person wants to use the name, image, or likeness of an individual for commercial purposes after their death.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
Indyke and Kahn are now executors of Epstein's estate.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
This comes after a judge threw out parts of Paris’s petition in November, granting a motion from the executors that invoked California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is meant to prevent retaliatory legal action.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Attorneys for estate executors John McClain and John Branca filed documents in Los Angeles court last Friday that listed all of the costs and fees that their clients are owed in connection to their anti-SLAPP motion against Paris that was granted by a judge last November, PEOPLE reports.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
The executors, meanwhile, filed a motion in October claiming Paris has received approximately $65 million in benefits from the estate.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP of Los Angeles filed the lawsuit against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn in their capacities as executors of the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and individual Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Another related bill signed by Hochul requires written consent from heirs or executors if a person wants to use the name, image, or likeness of an individual for commercial purposes after their death.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2025
Indyke and Kahn are now executors of Epstein's estate.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executors
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Confrontations involving federal agents have routinely been captured on video from multiple angles, which later served to discount parts of the government’s narrative of events.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration agents in exchange for voting to fund DHS after Alex Pretti was killed last month in Minneapolis.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The next morning, the delegates insisted that a photograph be made to commemorate the nomination.—
Harold Holzer,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Members of the public gathered to discuss platform issues and nominate delegates for future conventions.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Icelanders speak one of the world’s oldest languages in continuous use and elect representatives to a parliament that has a claim to being the world’s oldest surviving legislative body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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City leaders are directing residents with questions or concerns to contact their state representatives and pledged transparency if new information emerges.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the company begun soliciting proxies to challenge Warner’s agreement with Netflix.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, trial creators, researchers, and proxies have thought through how those experiences could shape expectations, study design, and clinical decisions.—
Ian Reardon,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Thompson's attorneys announced plans to appeal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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This was bad enough for Starmer, coming after numerous reversals—on matters such as welfare policy and inheritance taxes for farmers—and the resignation of 11 cabinet ministers.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Akmal, who is one of Malaysia’s youngest ministers at just 39, is just a few months into his new position, having been appointed to the role of economy minister last December as part of a broader cabinet reshuffle.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Collier County deputies arrested Zecca at the same Naples apartment where the July 2025 shooting occurred.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Property taxes fund sheriff’s deputies, fire rescue, EMS, drainage, and the infrastructure that makes growth livable.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nanos acknowledged that the scene should have remained secured longer and that other agencies could have been called in earlier.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Civil Grand Jury is an independent investigatory body convened annually to examine the operations of county and city government, school districts, special districts and other local public agencies.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Executors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executors. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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