1
as in enforced
to carry out effectively
the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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as in performed
to carry through (as a process) to completion
when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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Recent Examples of executed
McKee said police also executed search warrants before the couple was arrested.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2026
Now, Braddy's case is back in court, with a jury once again weighing whether he should be executed.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The fact that this extremely complex and grueling mission was successfully executed with so few injuries is a testament to the expertise of our joint warriors.
—January 9, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The royal family was captured in Varennes and imprisoned; the king and queen were later executed.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Louisiana officials dropped the charges in July 2024 after the receiver completed a gambling awareness program and executed self-ban agreements in Massachusetts and with several sportsbook companies.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Women were relegated to second-class citizens and gay and lesbian individuals were executed as a matter of public policy.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
In 2020, Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari was executed after participating in peaceful protests in 2018.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executed
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Regardless, the Islamic Republic’s response has been to frame criticism as betrayal, suggesting that those who question support for Gaza or Lebanon are complicit with imperialism – a narrative enforced through a mix of rhetoric and coercion.—
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Utah and Texas are pursuing app store age verification requirements, though court challenges may determine how those laws are ultimately enforced.—
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For example, Medicare reimburses $1,375 for a colonoscopy performed in a hospital outpatient department — and $862 for one performed in an independent ambulatory surgery center.—
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The officers performed lifesaving measures until EMS arrived at the scene.—
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Mexican journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís was assassinated shortly after interviewing Manzo in October 2024.—
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His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.—
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The resolution was implemented in June, and businesses have been using a grace period to remove the machines.—
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When Utah implemented a similar, though more extensive, provision, schools recommended eliminating 270 programs across eight universities, according to the Foundation.—
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Some design work has been accomplished.—
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His visibility allows the regime to portray protesters as tools of foreign powers and the discredited monarchy—precisely what Pahlavi’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu accomplished in 2023.—
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
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Three women are murdered in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the six episodes are all about the search for the culprit.—
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The paywall implementation follows intense backlash after the chatbot fulfilled requests to digitally remove clothing from photographs without subjects’ consent.—
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The real issue is whether WBD’s Board has run a fair process and in the end will have fulfilled its most basic obligation to shareholders.—
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
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“Executed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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