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
The Idaho Department of Correction this week released new protocols detailing how executions will be carried out at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise.
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Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026
During the previous Alabama nitrogen executions, the inmates shook, pulled at the restraints and exhibited labored breathing.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Witnesses who observed those executions later shared unnerving, and, at times, horrific, accounts of inmates thrashing, moaning, or otherwise appearing to show signs of suffering after the nitrogen gas began to flow.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
By the Numbers - 1 of 2 Indiana remains one of only two states in the country that do not allow media to witness executions after a federal appeals court denied an effort by a group of Indiana media outlets to gain access.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 10 June 2026
Although military courts can impose death sentences, executions cannot proceed without presidential approval.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
There were also no federal executions under President Barack Obama.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 6 June 2026
What happened to Carruthers is a reminder that things frequently go wrong in executions, even if in almost all cases the problem is resolved and the execution is completed.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
For now, the executions remain scheduled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026
During the previous Alabama nitrogen executions, the inmates shook, pulled at the restraints and exhibited labored breathing.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Witnesses who observed those executions later shared unnerving, and, at times, horrific, accounts of inmates thrashing, moaning, or otherwise appearing to show signs of suffering after the nitrogen gas began to flow.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
By the Numbers - 1 of 2 Indiana remains one of only two states in the country that do not allow media to witness executions after a federal appeals court denied an effort by a group of Indiana media outlets to gain access.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 10 June 2026
Although military courts can impose death sentences, executions cannot proceed without presidential approval.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
There were also no federal executions under President Barack Obama.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 6 June 2026
What happened to Carruthers is a reminder that things frequently go wrong in executions, even if in almost all cases the problem is resolved and the execution is completed.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
For now, the executions remain scheduled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
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For 42% of implementations, the foundation model itself was fully interchangeable.—
Emily Lewis-Pinnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The Swedish hypercar specialists announced that the longest-running member of its lineup just added two more records to its list of accomplishments.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Our tactile and sensory life has been de-emphasized in favor of ideas, symbols, accomplishments, and abstractions.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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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 2015 prosecutions of high-ranking soccer officials revealed the extent of corrupt practices relating to the sale of broadcast rights.—
Stefan Szymanski,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Clayton's office has brought the first two prosecutions of insider trading on prediction markets, including cases against a special forces soldier and Google employee, putting his office at the center of the debate about how to govern the sites that critics say are rife with insider trading.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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When the Biden administration had any number of bizarre performances, celebrations and statements, Stern and those like her angrily denounced anyone who criticized them.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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In the context of everything else, this was one of the World Cup’s most remarkable performances.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Mobutu spoke of great achievements, the pride at being the first Black African team at a World Cup, even how good the Zaire yellow shirts (which Mobutu apparently had a hand in designing) looked against their skin.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The history of Edwards Air Force Base Many of mankind's historic achievements in aviation have taken place over a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert known as Edwards Air Force Base, and continue to this day.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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