executions

noun

plural of execution
as in implementations
the doing of an action the execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in one fluid motion

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Recent Examples of executions The group believes the Iranian regime has ramped up executions under the cover of war. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The executions have drawn attention to the ageing death-row population in the US, as well as Florida’s status as the foremost death penalty state. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026 Florida is the next closest state at 135 executions during that same time period, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The judiciary did not disclose where the executions were carried out. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation's aging death-row population. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 July 2026 The series of executions, due to be carried out by the end of this month, highlights the nation’s aging death-row population. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 The Idaho Statesman’s top stories for Thursday and Friday spanned criminal defense, patient privacy, development and executions. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026 But most those countries are also notable for carrying out executions swiftly, with little chance for appeal. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
  1. implementations
  2. accomplishments
  3. fulfillments
  4. prosecutions
  5. performances
  6. achievements
Noun
  • The uncomfortable reality is that most MCP implementations today rely on the model to behave correctly.
    — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • Recovery involves gathering vital information, documenting accomplishments, and focusing on networking and skill development, rather than internalizing it as personal failure.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The nighttime event featured military bands and Air Force planes flying overhead, and a campaign-style speech by Trump attacking Democrats and praising his own accomplishments.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of fulfillments
Noun
  • Individuals face criminal citations and prosecutions over living outside, and personal property that’s stored in public is frequently destroyed.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • There were a lot of prosecutions brought on extremely thin grounds.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of prosecutions
Noun
  • Nolan's non-linear storytelling and minimal exposition challenge some, yet the visual grandeur and powerful performances, including Anne Hathaway's Penelope and a diverse ensemble, are undeniable.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Subsequent performances have gone on without further run-ins.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of performances
Noun
  • Rock House is not only a reminder of Alexander’s achievements, a planter, blacksmith and leader of the American Revolution in Mecklenburg County, but also the enslavement of at least 17 people that occurred there.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The proof, like other notable AI achievements in math, required surprisingly little in the way of new ideas.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of achievements

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