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Recent Examples of execution But as with many of its recent endeavors, the company’s leadership appeared to prioritize marketing over execution. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 So much of what the product promises depends on OpenAI's software side, but the execution stumbles by scattering controls across multiple places. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 In late July, the regime escalated its intimidation tactics by holding the first public executions since 2022 – but not before a large crowd tried to stop the construction of gallows in a public square. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026 One of several restaurants to open in downtown San Jose in the last few years, Strāta’s seasonally changing menu owes its inspiration and execution to Mendoza, a culinary trailblazer who is no stranger to the South Bay dining scene. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for execution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for execution
Noun
  • About half of these projects, which included an internal AI assistant to help the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration answer taxpayers’ questions, didn’t see long-term implementation.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The nitty-gritty implementation at a kernel level gets pretty complicated—read through Vernet’s write-up for all the details.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • When the pandemic hit, Ikea had to turn its shuttered stores into fulfillment centers almost overnight, which supercharged its e-commerce operations.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Additionally, GoodRx for Weight Loss is a comprehensive, direct-to-consumer telemedicine subscription built to simplify every step of the GLP-1 treatment journey, from consultation to prescription to fulfillment.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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
Noun
  • Hillmon added 18 points and recorded her 11th double-digit scoring performance of the season.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Others arrived for the aerial performances, balloon rides or fireworks.
    Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But his bogus life story of being a wealthy Wall Street player with a college degree and other accomplishments quickly unraveled.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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