EXECUTIONS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

executions

noun

plural of execution

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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 Florida led the way, with more than half of the executions this year. — Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026 In recent years, only a few countries have been known to conduct public executions, notably Iran and Afghanistan. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Presidential approval is required for military executions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. — Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. — Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 He's already put a moratorium on executions in the state for at least the rest of the year. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Over the decades, the motives for ending public executions and moving them into prisons have varied – frequently separate from debates over capital punishment. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 Other states have also struggled with executions by lethal injection in recent years. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The earbuds also support Dolby Atmos immersive audio, which is more subtle than some spatial audio implementations.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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The five live musical productions that the network delivered on his watch are among his proudest accomplishments.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
In a debate earlier this week, Bass highlighted her accomplishments in paving the way for new affordable housing, while Raman asserted that housing production is still lagging and Bass isn’t doing enough.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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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

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The constitutional protection against double jeopardy generally does not prohibit separate state and federal prosecutions for the same underlying conduct.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
But election experts said the lack of more prosecutions was telling.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosecutions

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Jones also described free community film screenings paired with local food and musical performances, as well as plans for dance, theater and spoken-word programming.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Beyond the main stage, EXIT’s No Sleep stage hosted Charlie Sparks, BIIA, Layla Benitez, Paolo Ferrara and Olympe, while live performances from Satori and Giolì & Assia added another dimension to the weekend.

— Peony Hirwani, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of performances

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However, not all do these achievements carry the same evidence.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Patterson received several medals for his service and achievements, according to the Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs, including the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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