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Recent Examples of executor
The platform walks people through everything from naming an executor to designating pet guardians, organizing funeral plans, and even uploading photos of valuables.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
Often the oddity comes from the chilling drone of bureaucracy: the executor’s compassionate thicket of legal reasoning, an airline representative’s denial of Carrie’s quest for a bereavement discount, the dollars and cents of Dr. J’s cremation (for which Carrie is retroactively billed).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Serving as the executor of an estate is not just an administrative duty.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ben Moore, Drue’s cousin and fellow co-founder of Winthrop Intelligence, was appointed as a successor executor and trustee—a natural choice.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
Often the oddity comes from the chilling drone of bureaucracy: the executor’s compassionate thicket of legal reasoning, an airline representative’s denial of Carrie’s quest for a bereavement discount, the dollars and cents of Dr. J’s cremation (for which Carrie is retroactively billed).
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Serving as the executor of an estate is not just an administrative duty.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Ben Moore, Drue’s cousin and fellow co-founder of Winthrop Intelligence, was appointed as a successor executor and trustee—a natural choice.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for executor
Noun
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Rather, the able New York Sen. William P. Seward was perceived as the favorite, despite electability concerns amongst the delegates over his strong opposition to slavery.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The memo warned university delegates and public safety officers — dozens of whom newly have arrest powers — would intervene if protest activity conflicts with school rules.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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My dad was a crime scene detective, my mom was an undercover narcotics agent, and my stepfather was an FBI agent.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The agents, most of which are set to be available by the end of 2025, can perform a variety of tasks; one handles sourcing and procurement, while another creates and manages quotes and still another orchestrates stock and handles in-store inventory details.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Unreliable Web data-gathering solutions and questionably sourced proxies will lead to operational failures and reputational damage.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In Lebanon, the 2023–24 Israel–Hezbollah war devastated Iran's top proxy.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Billboard has reached out to the group’s representatives for comment.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
1 June 2025
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The 11-year-old company sends representatives to talk to store owners in person about getting on the platform rather than trying to reach them online, Feng said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
Noun
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The deputies that fired their weapons are placed on administrative assignment, Codd said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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The White House deputy press secretary, Harrison Fields, said the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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“Executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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