1
as in enforced
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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2
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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3
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
Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.
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Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
His death sentence echoes the case of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, who was executed in September 2020.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After his holstered gun was discovered under his coat and removed while he was being manhandled, he was executed on the spot by one of the officers despite lying unarmed and defenseless on the ground.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
The whiteprint of the Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoria reminds us that evil is planned and executed by human hands.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Brown pursued the suspect vehicle for about 14 minutes over roughly 23 miles, then executed a PIT maneuver at nearly 90 mph after supervisors had denied authorization for a high-speed PIT and instructed him to slow below policy limits.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
At the memorial site of Auschwitz, located in an area of southern Poland which was under German occupation during World War II, former prisoners laid flowers and wreaths at a wall where German forces executed thousands of prisoners.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The aircraft executed standard instrument flying, maintaining heading, speed, and altitude while avoiding terrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
In late November, The New York Times reported on a public-benefit fraud scheme in the state that was executed mainly by people of Somali descent.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
His death sentence echoes the case of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, who was executed in September 2020.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After his holstered gun was discovered under his coat and removed while he was being manhandled, he was executed on the spot by one of the officers despite lying unarmed and defenseless on the ground.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
The whiteprint of the Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoria reminds us that evil is planned and executed by human hands.
—Elliott Broidy, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Brown pursued the suspect vehicle for about 14 minutes over roughly 23 miles, then executed a PIT maneuver at nearly 90 mph after supervisors had denied authorization for a high-speed PIT and instructed him to slow below policy limits.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
At the memorial site of Auschwitz, located in an area of southern Poland which was under German occupation during World War II, former prisoners laid flowers and wreaths at a wall where German forces executed thousands of prisoners.
—Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The aircraft executed standard instrument flying, maintaining heading, speed, and altitude while avoiding terrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
In late November, The New York Times reported on a public-benefit fraud scheme in the state that was executed mainly by people of Somali descent.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executed
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Other uncertainties include how any new governing arrangement would be enforced and monitored, and what conditions would need to be met before large-scale reconstruction.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Snow emergency routes may be enforced to allow for plowing and emergency access.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Jan. 2026
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Over seven months, the quartet performed 81 shows across three continents to more than 2 million attendees, cementing their status as the highest-grossing touring act among female K-pop groups.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The update also nods to her close personal and creative connection with her goddaughter Cyrus, who performed the song in a high-profile appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 2021.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The following sections will outline how spider-silk leather is being developed, manufactured, tested, and implemented, as well as how close this technology is to becoming a mainstream automotive material.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The helicopter had their ADS-B system turned off, and the passenger plane didn't have the corresponding system regardless, despite past NTSB recommendations that the FAA hasn't implemented.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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If the intention was to give Ballgame a bog standard ’70s rock sound, mission accomplished.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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In his junior season, his last in Storrs, Thabeet was a Second Team AP All-American and repeated as both Big East and NABC Defensive Player of the Year – another feat only accomplished at UConn by Okafor.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2026
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James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eger watched her parents taken away to the gas chambers where more than a million people, primarily of Jewish descent, were murdered.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Delivery orders are fulfilled in partnership with Shipt.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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While setting a record is an auspicious goal, some notables were already fulfilled in the nomination process.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Executed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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