as in execution
the doing of an action
the implementation of the idea turned out to be harder than its conception
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Recent Examples of implementation
However, the sudden implementation of the fee created confusion among employers, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The practical implementation is straightforward.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Leaders go for the big-name software with bold promises, only to face long implementations, steep learning curves, and features that don’t match how teams actually work.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Its implementation in a mainstream family SUV represents the first large-scale application in China, setting a new benchmark for the automotive industry.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The practical implementation is straightforward.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Leaders go for the big-name software with bold promises, only to face long implementations, steep learning curves, and features that don’t match how teams actually work.
—Dennis Woodside, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Its implementation in a mainstream family SUV represents the first large-scale application in China, setting a new benchmark for the automotive industry.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implementation
Noun
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Great focus, play and execution in all four quarters would mean a national title.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the hours before her execution, longtime friend Dawn Botkins said Wuornos finally called herself a serial killer.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But despite the production’s accomplished period physical trappings, there’s an air of very 21st-century thinking here — particularly in depictions of gender-blur and adult same-sex love within the Arab world — that feels more like wish-fulfillment than the film is prepared to acknowledge.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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These are warehouses located near major ports designed to minimize ground transportation expenses and streamline the flow of goods into its wider fulfillment network.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Implementation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implementation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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