as in implementation
the doing of an action
the execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in one fluid motion
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Recent Examples of execution
Not in statute, not in mission — but in impact, in execution, in public faith.
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
For teams without deep marketing resources, tools that simplify execution and surface insights make this approach viable.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
If the themes sound melancholy, Jackman ensures the execution is never dour.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
This gave a head start to the teams in actual preemptive repair execution on the ground, saving valuable manhours of efforts.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
For teams without deep marketing resources, tools that simplify execution and surface insights make this approach viable.
—William Jones, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
If the themes sound melancholy, Jackman ensures the execution is never dour.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
This gave a head start to the teams in actual preemptive repair execution on the ground, saving valuable manhours of efforts.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for execution
Noun
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Order up a successful implementation.—
Jeff Kiesel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Months after the 2021 policy implementation, Bueckers signed her first NIL deal, a multiyear partnership with apparel and sneaker marketplace StockX.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And capturing demand requires cash on hand to keep up with inventory, advertising, and fulfillment expenses.—
Eric Youngstrom,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And yet there is a quiet fulfillment in removing one at a time.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Increase recognition of problem behaviors that can lead to perpetration of behaviors.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hobart Police forwarded charges of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nineteen performances are scheduled on the main stage, plus another 20 on the community stage, which also will feature dance acts.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Arya is hoping the Modern Market 100 will give investors a framework to benchmark performance across both asset classes.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sleep Token Managed the Same Feat The accomplishment, which had never been achieved before November 2024, was repeated this past spring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For him, the clothes are an entry point to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of Black women, including Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, and Mahalia Jackson, and Fredye Marshall and Dorothy Lee Bolden.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Execution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execution. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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