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Recent Examples of executioner
Often a satire of American and British culture, the character has bionic eyes and is empowered to serve as judge, jury and executioner in the fascist society.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025
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.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025
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.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
This mark signals that her would-be executioner is part of a cult.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Irene’s resolution of the case will convert her from victim to executioner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
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The murderer had turned the gun on himself and was no longer a threat.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Yet Law & Order never had intimate scenes with murderers like me, like when my mom and aunt Mary Ann came up for extended visits as part of the family-reunion program.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Noun
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During filming for his role as Denali, a rogue Comanche assassin in Antoine Fuqua’s 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven, cast members were given slushies during breaks.—
Ethan Bauer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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Soon our heroes are dodging would-be assassins at every turn.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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