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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
China's use of executions — carried out by firing squads or lethal injections — is shrouded in secrecy but has long been extensive.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Though Kentucky has a death penalty, executions have been paused since 2010 when a Franklin Circuit Court judge issued an injunction over concerns about the state's lethal injection protocol.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Apr. 2026
Only fifteen of the world’s nearly two hundred countries carried out executions in 2024—the lowest number ever recorded.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Israel had long upheld a de facto moratorium on both executions and capital punishment sentencing, thereby leading by example in the region despite a complex security environment.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Arrests, surveillance, intimidation, and executions have intensified.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The United Nations has documented more than 70 summary executions.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
At the height of the protests, Iranian authorities signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Though Kentucky has a death penalty, executions have been paused since 2010 when a Franklin Circuit Court judge issued an injunction over concerns about the state's lethal injection protocol.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Apr. 2026
Only fifteen of the world’s nearly two hundred countries carried out executions in 2024—the lowest number ever recorded.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Israel had long upheld a de facto moratorium on both executions and capital punishment sentencing, thereby leading by example in the region despite a complex security environment.
—Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Arrests, surveillance, intimidation, and executions have intensified.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The United Nations has documented more than 70 summary executions.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
At the height of the protests, Iranian authorities signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
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These ongoing cycles of infrastructure investment will pave the way for AI implementations that target processes throughout the organization, from the back office to industrial design to manufacturing and shipping.—
Terrence Curtin,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Like most other Veo implementations, the videos are eight seconds long and 720p resolution.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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An Easter bunny stood beside the president, unblinking, as the president detailed his accomplishments.—
Maura Judkis,
Washington Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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This long list of accomplishments doesn’t even mention her work with the Raconteurs, her co-writes with Guy fuckin’ Clark, or that one of her records (2013’s Like a Rose) is a stone-cold classic of 2010s insurgent country.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
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The arguments are playing out amid a new legal landscape reset by the Supreme Court that has reined in federal corruption prosecutions with a series of rulings over the past decade.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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If the law on using a person’s name in a scheme to thwart action by a public agency is not clear enough to support prosecutions, then the law needs to be tightened up — and there is legislation, Senate Bill 1159, aiming to do that.—
Mary Nichols,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The incident also underscores how ties to Atlanta's music industry continue to intersect with South Florida - a frequent destination for performances, events, and nightlife.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Zipp exhibited widely in his lifetime and occasionally opened exhibitions with performances from his various musical projects.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Mitchell’s achievements are a source of pride for his parents.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The guild’s annual show celebrates the work and accomplishments of producers and recognizing outstanding achievements in producing across various categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, documentaries, animation, and emerging media.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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