Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathsman
Noun
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At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.—
Tom Ridge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The main competition has in the Limited Series category now that The White Lotus has been booted out is Adolescence, the huge hit on Netflix about a teen murderer that featured incredible performances and four, one-shot episodes that practically seemed impossible to film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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He’s joined by another (somewhat literal) murderers’ row of actors including Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Allen’s sister Jody is the executor of his estate and has been serving as owner of the NBA and NFL teams.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.—
Jonathan Low,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The nursery consists of coral fragments that dangle from hangman structures that the Coral Restoration Foundation put 30 feet under the surface.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The death penalty has just been abolished in the United Kingdom, and all the townspeople in Oldham want to know what the second-best hangman in the country has to say about it.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The prominent conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was struck in the neck by an assassin’s bullet.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The search for Kirk’s assassin entered its third day Friday, with officials releasing new still photos of the person of interest, along with video of the person fleeing the scene after the shooting.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2021
Noun
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The killing ignited a social media firestorm amid a statewide search for the killer.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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His alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is awaiting a court date, and his motivations are unknown.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Deathsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathsman. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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