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Recent Examples of decapitate
They, too, were shot, killed, dismembered and decapitated.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
With Moscow having its military stretched thin in Ukraine, and Iran’s air defenses laid bare after Israel had decapitated its proxy Hezbollah, both of these regional powers have lost significant leverage.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, authorities in Sinaloa state discovered 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
With Moscow having its military stretched thin in Ukraine, and Iran’s air defenses laid bare after Israel had decapitated its proxy Hezbollah, both of these regional powers have lost significant leverage.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, authorities in Sinaloa state discovered 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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Evan left their Paradise Valley home to head to the campsite less than an hour away, Bill Clark said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The first two of these were found out and, unfortunately for them, beheaded, but fake news had a strong grip.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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