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 Nationwide, a total of 21 executions have been carried out so far this year, including Thursday's, and nearly a dozen more are scheduled, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 If the Tennessee and Alabama deaths take place, six states will have had executions in 2026. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Death penalty observers say that double or triple executions are purely coincidental timing. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Traders are best served by treating virtual fills as optimistic and expecting live executions to be less forgiving. — Michael Martin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In June, Jordan resumed executions, carrying out its first since 2017. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
  1. implementations
  2. accomplishments
  3. fulfillments
  4. prosecutions
  5. performances
  6. achievements
Noun
  • Strategic clarity, prototyping and solid governance aren’t just optional implementations.
    — Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • The two encouraged one another privately, celebrated each other’s accomplishments and eventually became fixtures in each other’s lives.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the plagiarism allegations, Cofnas also raised doubt about Arday's background and personal accomplishments.
    — Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 6 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
  • Months later, the Justice Department released a report alleging the Biden administration used prosecutions, policies, and regulatory actions in ways that burdened religious Americans.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Pressure applied by Washington through sanctions, export controls, and prosecutions targeting the Chinese corporations Huawei and ZTE only underscored the urgency of building China’s domestic legal power.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecutions
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  • The comic was first published in the 1950s, but the emphasis on last-gasp winners and talismanic performances continued until the mid-1990s — with narratives that cascaded through English football culture in the decades in between.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • After working for more than a decade in club music’s trenches, the brothers now aspired to be not merely DJs, but a dance-music act known for spectacular live performances.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of performances
Noun
  • Sports is filled with stories of sons and daughters trying to emulate or surpass the achievements of their parents.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Despite notable achievements in reducing deforestation and directing resources to foster ecological investments, the government has often struggled to counter a conservative Congress where agribusiness interests wield significant influence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of achievements

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