PURSUANCES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

pursuances

noun

plural of pursuance

as in executions

the doing of an action until recently he has been fully engaged in pursuance of his duties as governor

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According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.

— Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of executions

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It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishments

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If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.

— Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

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