EXECUTED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

executed

verb

Definition of executed next

past tense of execute

as in enforced

to carry out effectively the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws

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as in performed

to carry through (as a process) to completion when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed

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Recent Examples of executed But Hefty said that blurs the oversight executed by DERM. —

Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 Terra Innovatum Global has executed its first procurement order for nuclear-grade graphite with Mersen, marking a pivotal transition from design preparation to physical deployment of its SOLO micro-modular reactor. —

Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026 In the sentencing memorandum, prosecutors argued that between January 2010 and April 2013, Snyder executed a scheme to obstruct the IRS’s collection of his unpaid business and personal taxes. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 Burton was scheduled to be executed Thursday night by nitrogen gas. —

Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Carvalho was placed on leave late last month after federal agents executed search warrants at his home and district office. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 At least 22 people convicted under felony murder statutes in several states have been executed, despite not having direct involvement in someone’s death, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. —

Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026 Burton would have been the ninth person to be executed by nitrogen gas — a method first carried out in Alabama in 2024. —

Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026 Regional American wines are a strength of this particular list, and cocktails are sensible and executed with an eye to matching the caliber of the food. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026

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Overcoming an energy moratorium Ireland is one of two European countries to have enforced a moratorium on new data center applications as the energy-intensive facilities put pressure on the nation’s grid.

— April Roach,Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
That order directs the Treasury Secretary and the Attorney General to ensure ticket scalpers comply with the IRS' tax collections, and directs the Federal Trade Commission to work with the Attorney General to ensure competition laws are enforced.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026