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Recent Examples of hangman
Schools in the power conferences might dodge the Olympic sports hangman.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
From the fabulous Hiromi to a dark stage comedy about hangmen to a breathtaking exhibit about migration, there’s a lot to see and do this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
But, unfortunately for those involved, there really was a murder during the cold 1899 winter at Lituya Bay and, ultimately, a hangman’s rope for the murderer.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
The scene is England’s North in the mid-1960s and the action — inspired by the abolishment of hanging for capital crimes — takes place principally in the Lancashire pub of Alice (Tracie Bennett) and Harry (David Threlfall), the latter compelled to retire from his job as the last English hangman.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
From the fabulous Hiromi to a dark stage comedy about hangmen to a breathtaking exhibit about migration, there’s a lot to see and do this weekend.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
But, unfortunately for those involved, there really was a murder during the cold 1899 winter at Lituya Bay and, ultimately, a hangman’s rope for the murderer.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023
The scene is England’s North in the mid-1960s and the action — inspired by the abolishment of hanging for capital crimes — takes place principally in the Lancashire pub of Alice (Tracie Bennett) and Harry (David Threlfall), the latter compelled to retire from his job as the last English hangman.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangman
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But they were not lost at all, but rather executioners who shot and killed Sarah.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) Blue Eye Samurai owes a debt to countless stories of wandering warriors, among them Lone Wolf and Cub, in which a shōgun’s executioner turned outcast wanders the countryside with his toddler son (and a baby cart rigged with weapons).Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
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Several other leading figures of the period ended their days on the executioner’s block, including the unhappy Comte de Chalais, whose headsman bungled the job and ended up frantically chopping away at his screaming victim with a small hatchet.David A. Bell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!Helen Shaw, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2021
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Villella played Russ Thorn, the power-drill murderer in 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre which also starred Michelle Michaels and Robin Stille.Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2024
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The real murderer was the Evans’ downstairs neighbor, who turned out to be a serial killer.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Some are car specialists, some are creative, some are executors.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Many others have expressed condemnation and voiced disgust with those showing support for the alleged assassin.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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There was little chance The Day of the Jackal, Peacock and Sky’s remake of Fred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 thriller, was going to do its titular assassin dirty in the end, especially since it was already announced the hit series (now a Golden Globe nominee!) would be getting a second season.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hangman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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