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Recent Examples of executioner
Sadly, both the XLR-V and STS-V would only last a single generation, meeting the executioner in 2009 as parent company GM struggled under the weight of the financial crisis and subsequent corporate restructuring.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner —even those questions that have never been asked before.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
True to form, the court dismissed his arguments as either repetitive or barred by procedural rules that the Legislature and the court have stacked in favor of the executioner —even those questions that have never been asked before.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
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With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Beyond Gein, the pair are already preparing a fourth season, which will feature Ella Beatty as purported axe murderer Lizzie Borden.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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There, Pat, Willa, and an assassin follow one another across terrain that bucks and dips like a cartoon water hose.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Are assassins like Kirk’s killer simply pathological outliers among agitated but otherwise self-restrained populations?—
Ron Barrett,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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