as in headed
to cut off the head of
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth
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Recent Examples of beheaded
The first two of these were found out and, unfortunately for them, beheaded, but fake news had a strong grip.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Journalist Daniel Pearl getting beheaded in 2002.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Nagamallaiah was beheaded in the attack, according to the arrest affidavit, CBS 19 reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
According to psychiatrist interviews conducted with his younger sister, Allyn, Kemper cut the hands off of her doll, beheaded and dismembered the family cat, and fantasized about executions and gas chambers.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Less than four months later, Anne Boleyn was beheaded.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All of the workers who are playing the elves have either been killed in horrible ways or beheaded, and their heads are used as tree toppers, and their intestines are strung on the Christmas trees.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Papa Grant has his bladier searched, beaten and ultimately beheaded for the betrayal.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Journalist Daniel Pearl getting beheaded in 2002.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Nagamallaiah was beheaded in the attack, according to the arrest affidavit, CBS 19 reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
According to psychiatrist interviews conducted with his younger sister, Allyn, Kemper cut the hands off of her doll, beheaded and dismembered the family cat, and fantasized about executions and gas chambers.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one believed to be that of a 19th-century Malagasy king who was beheaded by French troops.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Less than four months later, Anne Boleyn was beheaded.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
All of the workers who are playing the elves have either been killed in horrible ways or beheaded, and their heads are used as tree toppers, and their intestines are strung on the Christmas trees.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Papa Grant has his bladier searched, beaten and ultimately beheaded for the betrayal.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beheaded
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Grealish, no longer prone, headed, just like Moyes, to the South Stand and appeared to blow a kiss to adoring fans.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Riding a pair of fourth-down stops on defense, including a goal-line stand, and the 72-yard touchdown drive capped by Madsen, Boise State headed into halftime trailing just 14-7.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
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Authorities discovered Worden’s body — decapitated, mutilated and hung upside down like a deer in the barn — but that was just the beginning.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Beheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheaded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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