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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headsmen
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In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.
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Under the method, executioners strap an inmate to a gurney with chest and shoulder harnesses and attach a mask to his face.
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Because probate laws vary, executors should understand their state's requirements before assuming every creditor can continue adding interest indefinitely.
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The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others.
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Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
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Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.
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These artisans, with their trade secrets, were kept on Murano, a cluster of islands just across the lagoon from the city, ostensibly as a precaution against fire, though the state would also send assassins after anyone who tried to leave.
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Unfortunately, Daemon’s hired assassins killed Aegon’s young son Jaehaerys instead so any real possibility for a family reconciliation was lost.
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“Headsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headsmen. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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