Smithers is the 14th inmate executed in Florida this year, a record that far eclispes the state's previous yearly high of eight executions, reached in 1984 and 2014.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Shockley is the first person executed in Missouri this year, with no other executions scheduled for the remainder of 2025.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Share