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 The state has conducted 43 executions under DeSantis, or 31 percent of the 140 carried out since 1976. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Investigators also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of crimes against humanity in crushing dissent, citing killings, torture and looming executions, and urge both Washington and Tehran to halt abuses and compensate victims. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Nitrogen has now been used in seven executions in Alabama and one in Louisiana. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Last year, 11 states carried out 47 executions, with most being carried out in Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran program senior director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that the executions should be viewed as part of a broader campaign by Tehran to suppress dissent at home. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 But the executions were stayed, and in 1987, Thompson’s death sentence was overturned again. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 And the American Civil Liberties Union discovered that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had spent millions on staffing needed to carry out executions. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026 While California hasn’t executed anyone since 2006, and Governor Gavin Newsom announced a reprieve on all executions in 2019, Hochman opened the possibility of once again handing out capital punishment in extreme murder trials. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026

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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

Definition of implementations

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Maine West officials sought a way to celebrate Dugalic’s accomplishments in person after she was drafted, according to Brett Clark, a District 207 spokesperson.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
As well, even recognition of the historic accomplishments of minority individuals, such as the Tuskegee airmen, would be removed.

— Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 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

Definition of fulfillments

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Descano’s team has claimed prosecutions are pointless when the government’s own experts corroborate the insanity defense, while critics say his office is too quick to accept defendants’ narratives without a jury.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Like Russia, China, India and Israel, the United States is among countries that have never joined the panel, with Washington citing fears of politically motivated prosecutions of its military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecutions

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Cultural performances in the lounge after dark carry the energy of the day forward, so the soul of the river stays with you even when the ship is still.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Was Beyoncé’s Lemonade medley a new high point for award-show performances in general?

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of performances

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Indeed, though a pioneer for women officers and detectives who followed her, Pontoriero sought no acclaim for her achievements.

— David Mendell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Awards and achievements Zahnd gained recognition during his time in office from regional attorney organizations, including the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, which honored him in September.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

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