1
as in enforcing
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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2
as in performing
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 murdering
to put to death deliberately
during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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Recent Examples of executing
While executing the search warrant, 34 dogs − mostly Chinese Crested but including a mix of breeds and ages − were found confined to a single room.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
The Celtics have been one of the best executing teams for years.
—Jay King, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Currently, there are no specifics as to how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In any case, Loan may have felt justified in executing the prisoner on sight.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Now, Khan is executing on his plan to bring more prestige to the women's division.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen, a routine method of executing official documents when signatories are unable to sign them.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Sarni remembers executing countless search and arrest warrants during his time as a detective with the New York City Police Department.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Pipeline velocity, conversion rates and deal sizes can provide visibility into whether the team is executing effectively.
—Muhammad Nabeel Shamim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
The Celtics have been one of the best executing teams for years.
—Jay King, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Currently, there are no specifics as to how much land has been burned or the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
In any case, Loan may have felt justified in executing the prisoner on sight.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Now, Khan is executing on his plan to bring more prestige to the women's division.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen, a routine method of executing official documents when signatories are unable to sign them.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
Sarni remembers executing countless search and arrest warrants during his time as a detective with the New York City Police Department.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Pipeline velocity, conversion rates and deal sizes can provide visibility into whether the team is executing effectively.
—Muhammad Nabeel Shamim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executing
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Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jones’s appeals can proceed, but unless a court grants a stay, the families may continue enforcing the judgments during those appeals.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Brewers ranked a more respectable 12th in slugging percentage, and some of their most dynamic hitters were either not performing or not yet on the team early in the season.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Dupieux’s films always feature prestigious French casts and have become a reference for young cinephiles, performing well at the local box office and selling around the world.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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The session proceeded without a live video-feed of the 22-year-old defendant charged with murdering the conservative influencer at a Utah college campus on September 10, alongside counts of felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction, and witness tampering.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, in 2024, Gates and Richard James Romano were both charged with murdering Alliauna Green, a rising Oakland rapper who used the stage name Tan DaGod.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Companies are relentlessly focused on building and implementing AI products that ignite performance and achieve more with less.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The role is one that often goes under the public radar yet holds key power in implementing the president’s goals.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In some accounts of American history, the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin decisively turned public opinion against slavery, accomplishing what pamphlets and political rhetoric could not.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sitting in a hot tub in Las Vegas with a crew of friends and family, the pair raised glasses of Dom Pérignon and toasted accomplishing the rarest of feats — making the rare dance crossover hit.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Casual killings at point-blank range, vicious motorcycle jackings, tossing someone off a building, assassinating the actual Mark Cuban (playing himself) — this, in the movie, is what the good guys do.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus earlier this month, returned to court Monday, sort of.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Yu said the e-tail giant isn’t concerned about fulfilling orders from other platforms.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The ability to guide people in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond is, for me, the most intimate and fulfilling part of medicine.—
Tami S. Rowen,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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That anger was repeatedly cast beyond Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged with slaying Kirk whose name went unsaid throughout the day’s services.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Executing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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