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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
Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.
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News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Texas has historically held more executions than any other state.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Texas has historically held more executions than any other state.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
During such executions, inmates breathe in pure nitrogen gas through a mask, eventually displacing all the oxygen in their body and suffocating them.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Alabama has carried out 83 executions since 1976.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Dangerous jokes Throughout history, satirists and cartoonists have faced punishment, prison and even executions.
—Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The result is a genuinely funny and ultimately heart-pounding production, with an executions that feels like a heist itself.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Texas has historically held more executions than any other state.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Texas has historically held more executions than any other state.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
During such executions, inmates breathe in pure nitrogen gas through a mask, eventually displacing all the oxygen in their body and suffocating them.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Alabama has carried out 83 executions since 1976.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Dangerous jokes Throughout history, satirists and cartoonists have faced punishment, prison and even executions.
—Neringa Klumbytė, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection using a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The result is a genuinely funny and ultimately heart-pounding production, with an executions that feels like a heist itself.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executions
Noun
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Regardless of how the data is leaking, Salesforce is advising customers to ensure their implementations are properly configured, including the guest user accounts that ShinyHunters uses to obtain sensitive data.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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All three counties launched their implementations of CARE Court in late November or early December 2024, meaning that judicial branch numbers would be nearly identical to those for calendar 2025.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Based solely on military metrics, the United States has plenty of accomplishments to brag about.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Yulin’s dedication to music and her energy are good indicators of her accomplishments and maturity.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Rallies have been rare since anti-war protests were brutally suppressed in 2022, with political prosecutions skyrocketing and laws restricting dissent multiplying.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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While there have been prosecutions stemming from child care subsidy fraud, the Minneapolis video’s central claims were disproven by state inspectors.—
Moriah Balingit,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Users can track ticket prices in real time to monitor how costs change leading up to an event, compare seat quality using SeatGeek’s Deal Score feature, and set alerts that notify them when prices drop for specific games or performances.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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Comparing the two models’ performances, Williams was surprised to find each had solved multiple problems that the other couldn’t.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Shearer and Greaves are considered among the archetypal greatest centre-forwards in the English game, but that accolade now solely belongs to Kane, whose goalscoring achievements in England and Germany are remarkable.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Executions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executions. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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