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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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
In practice, this means that before executing movements, the humanoid predicts potential environmental changes and evaluates possible outcomes, as part of a simulation-first approach that is becoming central to physical AI development.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Police found a 9 mm bullet casing inside the car when executing a search warrant.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The move comes as many companies are increasingly looking to agents — AI capable of taking on and executing relatively complex tasks — as a way to boost employee productivity and automate rote chores.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Under the county charter, the county executive’s responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Armed federal agents broke down the door while executing a warrant for someone else, and rounded up the people inside without properly determining whether Juan was a flight risk or a danger to the community, said Lear, his immigration attorney.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that appears to show him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the civil war.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the country’s civil war.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Celonis analyzed the 5,000 delivery runs a day the brewery was executing, worked out how to make the runs more efficient, and reduced the number of journeys by 17%.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Police found a 9 mm bullet casing inside the car when executing a search warrant.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The move comes as many companies are increasingly looking to agents — AI capable of taking on and executing relatively complex tasks — as a way to boost employee productivity and automate rote chores.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Under the county charter, the county executive’s responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Armed federal agents broke down the door while executing a warrant for someone else, and rounded up the people inside without properly determining whether Juan was a flight risk or a danger to the community, said Lear, his immigration attorney.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that appears to show him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the civil war.
—Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the country’s civil war.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Celonis analyzed the 5,000 delivery runs a day the brewery was executing, worked out how to make the runs more efficient, and reduced the number of journeys by 17%.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executing
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Second, hold the insurance industry accountable by rigorously enforcing state law and demanding transparency.—
Ben Allen,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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As of May 1, 2026, Nebraska is enforcing new federal work requirements eight months ahead of the national deadline, and what’s happening there right now is a preview of what 43 other states must implement by January 1, 2027.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The company was originally tapped to fly six operational crew rotation flights after performing both of its uncrewed and crewed test flights successfully.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Buffett has long encouraged investors to pay more attention to the company's operating earnings that exclude investments to get a better idea of how its companies are performing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Some progressives have cheered Luigi Mangione for murdering Brian Thompson, a health-care CEO.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The unsealed indictment formally charges Bowen with murdering Metayer Bowen with a firearm and tampering with evidence.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The rollout involves automatically transitioning the 23 million accounts that identified as belonging to users under 16 by implementing age verification through facial scanning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many of these lanes were installed throughout the city in phase one of the plan, which began in 2018, and are now undergoing improvements — from the concrete installations to implementing frontage lanes.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Betty Rae’s Ice Cream opened its 11th location in the Kansas City metro earlier this month in Liberty, crossing the Missouri River for the first time and accomplishing a years-long dream for owner Matt Shatto.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Best of luck accomplishing your goals today and, of course, do keep in touch.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The furor around Kimmel comes seven months after ABC briefly suspended his talk show amid a controversy over his comments about the political motivations of the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Higher education can give your child the chance to gain the experience and skills for a bright future and a fulfilling life.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Aguilera, an assistant for the 59ers during the previous two seasons, believes McCoy and Grasha are fulfilling that responsibility.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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But all that would change after the July 7, 2021, slaying of Haiti’s president, when both agents would eventually cut off contact with Pretel and the FBI terminated its contractual engagement with him.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Field, 44, was released from prison just last year after serving a 24-year sentence for the April 29, 2000, slaying.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Executing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executing. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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