executions

plural of execution

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Recent Examples of executions The first consists of expert demonstrations, which document reference task executions carried out by human operators in real-world environments. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026 The executions include that of Christa Pike, the first woman set to be put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The readout made no mention of Iran's treatment of protesters, executions or allegations of torture. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Rashidian also described accounts of arrests, executions and broader security crackdowns – claims CNN cannot independently verify. Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year. Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year. Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern-era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The battles fought in the civil war caused, by some estimates, a million deaths, and led to hundreds of thousands of executions in the years afterward. Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
Noun
  • Dataset is a structural problem, because today’s data quality reflects years of process decisions, system implementations, acquisitions and work-arounds, and there is no shortcut through it.
    Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The newer mechanism stopped the attack on one Intel generation but failed on another, indicating that implementations can differ between chip designs.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • One of the most striking indications of the scale of this campaign is the explosion of high treason and espionage prosecutions since the start of the war.
    Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That work feeds federal and state threat assessments, informs social media platforms on how to identify extremist users and content, shapes prevention programs and supplies the evidentiary basis for prosecutions and congressional oversight.
    Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The wreck will also serve as a casual amphitheater for performances and watching the sunset.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs’ next two draft selections after Delane — defensive linemen Peter Woods and R Mason Thomas — put together solid performances.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But what do athletes think of robots not only encroaching on their turf, but surpassing their achievements?
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Document your achievements and build a portfolio that showcases your capabilities.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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