Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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At first there's beatings and arrests in the streets, followed by civilians being shot as they run away and execution squads shooting people in the street.
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Turns out that the gunshots of Baker's "execution" were actually him shooting at hallucinations.
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In The Dirty Dozen, Wladislaw is in prison awaiting execution for shooting his commanding officer, who, according to Wladislaw, was absconding over the hill with all of his unit's medical supplies.
Source: The Neidermeyer
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