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 The two companies will also produce a behind-the-scenes digital-content series examining the planning and execution required to run a Formula 1 season and a global private aviation operation. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 Just as world-class musicians tune their instruments before a performance, CEOs need a disciplined practice for tuning the quality of organizational thinking before strategic execution begins. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for execution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execution
  1. implementation
  2. fulfillment
  3. perpetration
  4. performance
  5. accomplishment
Noun
  • Today’s talks between Iran and Qatar will cover the implementation of Tehran’s agreement with the US, as well as its frozen assets, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said yesterday.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Estimates suggest that as a result of the implementation of these mandates, more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases were averted by May 22, 2020.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of implementation
Noun
  • The other challenger, Flipkart, also said last week that its quick service offering, Minutes, has over 1,000 micro fulfilment centers across more than 130 cities.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Rather than simply adding warehouse capacity, companies have invested heavily in inventory visibility, warehouse management systems and item-level tracking that allow retailers to manage inventory across increasingly complex fulfillment networks.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of fulfillment
Noun
  • Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of perpetration
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  • Some critics on social media counter that the gatherings risk turning spirituality into spectacle, performance and commodity all at once.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Rendon’s attitude and performance became so disappointing that the Angels effectively told him to stay away in 2026 and restructured the final year of his contract.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of performance
Noun
  • But even after a lifetime of effort to push this country forward, his story, vision and accomplishments are still just being acknowledged.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Due to the difficulty of the greens, that feels like a major accomplishment.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of accomplishment

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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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