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
The mullahs have responded by killing thousands of demonstrators and arresting thousands more, most of whom will be executed if the regime survives.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Citing concerns about safety as the driver was reaching a densely populated area, a sergeant successfully executed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Within 28 Kothi lies Cafe Kothi, an intimate spot where the menu, though small, is carefully crafted and beautifully executed, fusing local, regional and global flavors.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Compared with the eight million Venezuelans who had fled the country, the nearly twenty thousand who had been detained for political reasons, the thousands who had been extrajudicially executed, and the hundreds who had been tortured, the deaths of a few dozen people seemed of little significance.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the company has been using the color in watches for quite some time, this particular version—executed in lacquer in a process that takes 50 hours and 15 layers—is sure to attract serious collectors.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
As part of that investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at the home where Marley lived with his parents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
While Harper is the example of Machiavellian plotting wielded for maximum enjoyment, Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant shows how that same kind of scheming, executed poorly, just amounts to misery for all parties involved.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Safavi told Fox News Digital that 2,200 people were executed in 2025, while 153 have already been hanged in the first 18 days of January 2026, averaging more than eight executions per day.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Citing concerns about safety as the driver was reaching a densely populated area, a sergeant successfully executed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Within 28 Kothi lies Cafe Kothi, an intimate spot where the menu, though small, is carefully crafted and beautifully executed, fusing local, regional and global flavors.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Compared with the eight million Venezuelans who had fled the country, the nearly twenty thousand who had been detained for political reasons, the thousands who had been extrajudicially executed, and the hundreds who had been tortured, the deaths of a few dozen people seemed of little significance.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Although the company has been using the color in watches for quite some time, this particular version—executed in lacquer in a process that takes 50 hours and 15 layers—is sure to attract serious collectors.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
As part of that investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at the home where Marley lived with his parents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
While Harper is the example of Machiavellian plotting wielded for maximum enjoyment, Potomac’s Gizelle Bryant shows how that same kind of scheming, executed poorly, just amounts to misery for all parties involved.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2026
Safavi told Fox News Digital that 2,200 people were executed in 2025, while 153 have already been hanged in the first 18 days of January 2026, averaging more than eight executions per day.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executed
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Rodriguez said the amendment clarifies that violations of the disclosure requirement would be enforced as civil violations, a change intended to address concerns raised earlier in the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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California’s Zone Zero landscaping law, which passed in 2020, will start being enforced for new construction and remodels this February and for existing structures in February 2027.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Lords of Algorithm would rather have the function of writing performed by ChatGPT-3 and the art rendered by DALL-E, the rest of us will still have to draft emails and fill out forms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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When officers arrived at a home on South Vrain Street in west Denver, CPR was being performed on a 2-year-old girl.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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North Texas will soon have a Charlie Kirk Parkway, dedicated to the memory of the 31-year-old conservative activist who was assassinated last September.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated in their home in June.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Natural gas production can be interrupted when gas freezes at the wellhead in subfreezing temperatures if appropriate safeguards are not implemented.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Investors learned last year that Wall Street moves sharply in response to Trump’s policies — whether they are merely threatened or actually implemented.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Walker accomplished the feat twice, and his teammate, Zach Charbonnet, also had 22 receiving yards against the Rams in Week 16.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Suffice it to say, the year came and went and no such feat was accomplished, and the pledge was eventually buried by dozens more just like it.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Three women are murdered in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the six episodes are all about the search for the culprit.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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In trusting the Independent Center for Public Safety, Drosky said city officials fulfilled their obligation to reach a decision.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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This season, 82 wishes have been fulfilled, while 75 more are pending for a total of 157 families helped.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Executed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executed. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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