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
The program is based on previous competitions that successfully implemented solutions for other challenges, such as the development and implementation of a way to speed up a federal computer model, VanZomeren said.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026
The state expects to spend less than $600 million in the first full year of implementation, with funding in significant part from oil and gas revenue routed through its Land Grant Permanent Fund.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Montana begins enforcement July 1, 2026, with Arkansas beginning soft implementation the same day.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
But the office has been the city’s main department working on Measure H implementation.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 May 2026
The state expects to spend less than $600 million in the first full year of implementation, with funding in significant part from oil and gas revenue routed through its Land Grant Permanent Fund.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Montana begins enforcement July 1, 2026, with Arkansas beginning soft implementation the same day.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
But the office has been the city’s main department working on Measure H implementation.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for implementation
Noun
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun and may expose tension between ideas and execution.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The BofA analysts went to sell from buy, citing execution risk as the customer platform for marketing, sales, and customer service pivots to an AI agent-first model.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
Noun
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According to Amazon, the next-generation facilities reduce fulfillment processing times by up to 25 percent, with the logistics powerhouse also aiming to cut costs the same 25 percent during peak delivery seasons.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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IHerb shuttered the Lexington fulfillment center for similar reasons.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Implementation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implementation. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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