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Recent Examples of hangman
The nursery consists of coral fragments that dangle from hangman structures that the Coral Restoration Foundation put 30 feet under the surface.
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The death penalty has just been abolished in the United Kingdom, and all the townspeople in Oldham want to know what the second-best hangman in the country has to say about it.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But since taking office, the president has been tightening up his definition of freedom like a hangman’s noose.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Middle East historian Ervand Abrahamian detailed in his 1999 book Tortured Confessions that the committee refused to use a firing squad because of the noise, even when the hangmen complained of the grueling labor involved in hanging so many.
—Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The death penalty has just been abolished in the United Kingdom, and all the townspeople in Oldham want to know what the second-best hangman in the country has to say about it.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But since taking office, the president has been tightening up his definition of freedom like a hangman’s noose.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Middle East historian Ervand Abrahamian detailed in his 1999 book Tortured Confessions that the committee refused to use a firing squad because of the noise, even when the hangmen complained of the grueling labor involved in hanging so many.
—Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangman
Noun
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Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Judd hands her a gun and tells her to join the executioner’s squad.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2021
Noun
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The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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And though the local history museum is nothing but artifacts of atrocities (old newspaper report of cannibalism, a murderer’s mask), only Wyck (Stephen Root, great as always) sees anything paranormal in it, and he’s generally written off as a drunk.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His sister Jody Allen, the executor of his will and trust, has run the teams in his absence.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
7 May 2026
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Her sister, Marsie Scharlatt, one of the estate’s executors, was tasked with establishing an archive of Wilke’s art and materials in Los Angeles, becoming the main contact for curators and galleries researching her work.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Even more frightening is a judge apologizing to an assassin who risked the lives of 2,000 people while attempting to assassinate the president and his cabinet.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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In Disavowed, Marsden will play legendary CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin, who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin responsible for killing his colleague.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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“Hangman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangman. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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