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execution

noun

ˌek-si-ˈkyü-shən How to pronounce execution (audio)
Definition of executionnext
as in implementation
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 execution In organizations, the emerging equivalent runs from information gathering through synthesis, decision-making and execution. — Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 While the idea sounds tempting for individual investors, the execution could come with plenty of headaches. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Through the thoughtful design and execution of their project, researchers have built a strong relationship with the community that can continue to produce meaningful work for all involved. — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026 Thompson is Miami-Dade’s longest-serving Death Row inmate — and is among the oldest awaiting execution in Florida. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for execution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execution
  1. implementation
  2. fulfillment
  3. perpetration
  4. performance
  5. accomplishment
Noun
  • EuroHPC is overseeing the implementation of 19 AI Factories and 13 AI Factory Antennas across Europe, while also developing a European quantum-computing infrastructure that will integrate quantum technologies with conventional supercomputers.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Among the components in the legislation are funding for mobile crisis teams, the implementation of a suicide prevention awareness campaign and a requirement for all health insurance plans to cover crisis services.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of implementation
Noun
  • Many of the buildings were cavernous fulfillment centers built during the pandemic-era online-shopping boom that were sitting empty near highways, airports and other transportation hubs.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • With fulfillment time as the firm’s North Star KPI, the team combined RPA, low-code tools and agentic AI to speed up inbound and outbound logistics, giving AI real autonomy over routing decisions.
    — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfillment
Noun
  • What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of perpetration
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  • The Pyramid Club, a site famous for its drag performances in the 1980s and ’90s, permanently shuttered in 2022, and the site currently houses a café and rock club.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For me, the most important aspects of this game for the Vikings are the performances of the offensive and defensive lines.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of performance
Noun
  • Still, with all the aforementioned accomplishments, and decades later, Steinem said that her naysayers used her bunny work in an attempt to discredit her.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • To Morrison, as well as to the filmmakers, this awful backstory makes something cathartic of his accomplishment.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishment

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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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