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Recent Examples of executioner
The regime executed 975 people last year—making Iran the world's top per capita executioner.
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Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The floor beneath him dropped at 10:02 a.m., but his executioner hadn’t measured precisely so Palmer’s neck didn’t snap.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 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
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Tom Ridge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Created by John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a police officer stationed in the metropolis of Mega-City One, where officers are empowered to be judge, jury and executioner.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 July 2025
The floor beneath him dropped at 10:02 a.m., but his executioner hadn’t measured precisely so Palmer’s neck didn’t snap.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
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However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Marissa, who doesn't want to live happily ever after with a kidnapper, liar, and murderer, sure does.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The government doesn't like to as a rule, like showcase of assassin artifacts.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Presidential assassins and all this dark stuff.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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