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Brad Keith Sigmon on Friday for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the first firing squad execution in the state in modern history and the first in the U.S. since 2010.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Despite the controversy, Tennessee and about a dozen other states are pushing forward with pentobarbital, while others consider methods such gas chambers and firing squads.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Stanko was considering dying by South Carolina’s new firing squad, as two inmates before him were executed.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The firing squad is an alternative method of execution in four states: Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 19 May 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Despite the controversy, Tennessee and about a dozen other states are pushing forward with pentobarbital, while others consider methods such gas chambers and firing squads.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Stanko was considering dying by South Carolina’s new firing squad, as two inmates before him were executed.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
The firing squad is an alternative method of execution in four states: Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Utah.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firing squad
Noun
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The north was expected to be America’s rear guard, a place where values like democracy and women’s rights might have taken hold.—
Azam Ahmed,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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And assassins from a coalition of all the local indigenous tribes — out for blood over the murder of Jimmy the Creek, one of their own, last episode — slit the throats of Ming’s rear guard.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The following day, Wenatchee police detectives recontacted the state patrol with additional information, and the alert was issued, police said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The department has just nine patrol deputies who respond to all emergencies for the entire county, according to Turner.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ellis also says that the local is planning some coordinated action to protest Disney’s decision, including an informational picket to let the public know about its concerns, though nothing is set in stone quite yet.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Curse words flew out of her mouth like closed fists, but no one could hear her because the picket is sound-proof.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This Pascagoula favorite, which has since spawned two additional outposts, is best known for their overstuffed po’boys.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Abu Dhabi has New York University, Qatar’s Education City hosts Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, and Georgetown, and Dubai plans to open an outpost of the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school in 2027.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aside from scouting, sending messages or sentry duty, some dogs were trained for direct combat.—
Vic Verbalaitis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rows of lights stood like sentries above, adorned with flat visors that guided the glow onto the action.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The heaviest rainfall and wind impacts were forecast for coastal communities within the watch area.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Firing squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firing%20squad. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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