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Recent Examples of decapitate
This was the most dramatic move in Xi’s campaign to reshape the military’s leadership, which has effectively decapitated the senior ranks of the People’s Liberation Army.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Matt is just another little boy spending his days decapitating daffodils, driven by a prepubescent need to get attention and assert his will.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Most notably, Israel decapitated Iran’s close ally Hezbollah in Lebanon in September–November, which in turn facilitated Ahmed al-Sharaa’s toppling of pro-Iran Syrian Pres.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Zolghadr is likely to rise toward the top of Israel's list of assassination targets, with the country seeking to decapitate Iran's leadership.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Matt is just another little boy spending his days decapitating daffodils, driven by a prepubescent need to get attention and assert his will.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Most notably, Israel decapitated Iran’s close ally Hezbollah in Lebanon in September–November, which in turn facilitated Ahmed al-Sharaa’s toppling of pro-Iran Syrian Pres.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Zolghadr is likely to rise toward the top of Israel's list of assassination targets, with the country seeking to decapitate Iran's leadership.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
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With the game tied 1-1 heading into the final nine minutes, Vasilevskiy fought off Lane Hutson’s wrister from the top of the left circle with his blocker, sending the puck high in the air and hard off the end boards.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Afterward, Lampley and the band’s saxophonist, Louis Fouché, headed to an Italian restaurant.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s another, similarly beheaded, on Seventh Avenue near 30th Street.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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