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 Global rise Amnesty International said in May that recorded executions worldwide rose 78% in 2025 to 2,707, the highest number documented by the rights group since 1981. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Iran has also continued its crackdown on the opposition; according to the United Nations, executions of political prisoners and dissidents are surging. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 Both periods were marked by purges and executions; at the end, few opponents were left to resist him. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Silvia is the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, which has two more executions scheduled in September. — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Of the 70 executions since last year, 32 have been in Florida. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 If the Tennessee and Alabama deaths take place, six states will have had executions in 2026. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
  1. implementations
  2. accomplishments
  3. fulfillments
  4. prosecutions
  5. performances
  6. achievements
Noun
  • Invest in your people's move from execution to oversight because that transition is where most implementations succeed or stall.
    — Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • Those accomplishments, though, weren’t fresh in mind when Devers stepped into the batter’s box for the first time Friday.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Despite those accomplishments, students and colleagues often point to her humility.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • With no one above her in the office, Chattah has seemingly been calling the shots on federal prosecutions in the state, handling cases referred by the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That creates obvious risks to victims and witnesses who are participating in our prosecutions.
    — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecutions
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  • Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts are eyeing key player performances for betting props.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of performances
Noun
  • The integration of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and bioengineering is already enabling life-changing achievements, from combating disease to supercharging agricultural productivity to solving energy challenges.
    — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There are only more exciting (and real) achievements to come.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of achievements

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