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Recent Examples of executioner
Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups.
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CBS News, 12 May 2026
Judd hands her a gun and tells her to join the executioner’s squad.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The executioners often kept the shoes.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Amnesty International says China is the world's lead executioner, believed to sentence and put to death thousands of people annually.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 12 May 2026
Judd hands her a gun and tells her to join the executioner’s squad.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The executioners often kept the shoes.
—Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Amnesty International says China is the world's lead executioner, believed to sentence and put to death thousands of people annually.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
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Ditto Hugh Jackman’s unerring performance — perhaps his finest dramatic work yet — as a savage, unfeeling thug and unrepentant murderer and thief.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The curse of season two is why Big Little Lies became a boring courtroom drama, True Detective became a running joke, and Landry became a murderer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Swedish investigators said the shooter was no professional assassin – but another teenage boy who had been recruited to kill.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The queen would go on to become the longest-serving British monarch of all time—surpassing 70 years on the throne before her death in 2022—while Jackie’s time as first lady was cut short by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, not yet three years into her tenure.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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