Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangmen
Noun
-
Comments from officials have led to fears of some of those detained being put to death in Iran, one of the world’s top executioners.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026 -
Under South Carolina's protocol, Bryant's executioners will place a hood over his head and strap him to a chair.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.—
Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
-
State leaders must deploy the National Guard and use every tool at their disposal to protect civilians from these murderers.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
This comes after a judge threw out parts of Paris’s petition in November, granting a motion from the executors that invoked California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is meant to prevent retaliatory legal action.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
-
Attorneys for estate executors John McClain and John Branca filed documents in Los Angeles court last Friday that listed all of the costs and fees that their clients are owed in connection to their anti-SLAPP motion against Paris that was granted by a judge last November, PEOPLE reports.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Hangmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangmen. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
