EXECUTES Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

executes

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Definition of executes next

present tense third-person singular of execute

as in enforces

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

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as in performs

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 assassinates

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

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Recent Examples of executes FedEx now executes 5 million ServiceNow workflows per month across hire-to-retire, source-to-pay, and ship-to-collect processes. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Lin does almost everything at a high level, executes the small things extremely well and plays the game with a rare quality, maturity and detail for a D his age. —

Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Each day, Skylar wakes up with a vision and executes it entirely on her own, from the outfit to the accessories. —

Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 There are eight major candidates vying to become the next state Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan office that oversees the Department of Education and executes the state Board of Education’s policies. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 By the time a debt collector executes a bank levy, a court has already issued a judgment, and that debt has likely spent years cycling through charge-offs, collection transfers and legal filings, with each step quietly narrowing the options for getting rid of the debt. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported. —

Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 William is well rounded and executes all styles with quiet confidence. —

Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 Who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, who loves the strangers and provides for them. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

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Cases like this underscore why Texas still enforces the death penalty, despite ongoing controversy.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The bill also allows state Attorney General William Tong to provide more oversight regarding AI since his office primarily enforces the law.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026