EXECUTING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

executing

verb

present participle of execute

as in enforcing

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

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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 After gathering digital evidence, conducting witness interviews and executing search warrants, investigators obtained and served an arrest warrant Tuesday for the Yuba City man, according to a department statement. —

Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 The overall concept of blocking and executing transitions while managing stamina is still at the core. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Detroit police say that while officers were executing a search warrant at a home on Moross Street, Boone died in what was initially thought to be a shot fired by an officer. —

CBS News, 11 June 2026 Marks' order blocks only the state from executing Lee by nitrogen gas. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Federal authorities are executing a search warrant at a Southern California facility where fears of a catastrophic explosion over a failing chemical tank led to tens of thousands of people being ordered to evacuate last month, according to federal officials. —

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 June 2026 In response, Marks permanently blocked the state Tuesday from executing Lee by nitrogen. —

Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 June 2026 Instead, the court sent the case back to a district judge to address the feasibility of executing Lee by firing squad, per his request. —

Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 June 2026 However, Alabama succeeded in executing two other execution survivors, Alan Miller and Kenneth Smith, both in 2024. —

Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

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The United States has also intensified pressure on Iran by enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports, citing Tehran’s threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical corridor for global oil and natural gas exports.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
The military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global oil and natural gas shipments, which has sent energy prices spiking.

— Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026