Execute and Waste

Execute

Execute verb - To carry out effectively.

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Waste and execute are semantically related In some cases you can use "Waste" instead a verb "Execute".

Waste verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: one country attempting to waste another

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Execute and waste are semantically related in murder topic. Sometimes you can use "Execute" instead a verb "Waste".

attack	execute attack	waste attack
men	execute men	waste men
someone	execute someone	waste someone
turn	execute turn	waste turn
Other words: time, characters, attacks, skills, opponents, turns, soldiers.

Unlike them, he doesn't execute subordinates on a whim or waste resources on his vanity, meaning more is available to bolster the military.

Source: Evil Will Fail
Oh, as an aside, it's also the only way to execute human shields (outside of throwing the victim off a roof), probably so you don't waste ammo on them.

Source: Video Game / Saints Row

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