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Recent Examples of executioner
Since when does the mayor become the judge, jury and executioner for law enforcement?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Pine has been chosen, unconsciously or not, by Roper as his heir and executioner.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Her husband is the judge, jury and executioner.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death in Iran, one of the world’s top executioners.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Pine has been chosen, unconsciously or not, by Roper as his heir and executioner.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Her husband is the judge, jury and executioner.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death in Iran, one of the world’s top executioners.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
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The murderer, on a road trip from Iowa, had been stranded in Wayne County after hitting an elk and totaling his truck.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a Far-Right bomb plot in the heart of London.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their efforts lead them in the season’s last two episodes to Paris, where Frank was planning to celebrate his 80th birthday with his children — only for him to be gunned down in a hotel lobby by an assassin who had been sent to kill Teddy for a deal gone wrong.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Neither of these two is necessarily a lip-sync assassin.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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