as in heading
to cut off the head of
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth
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Recent Examples of beheading
Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.
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Kate Plummer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The man accused of beheading his boss at a Dallas motel with a machete on Wednesday is a Cuban national who is in the United States illegally, authorities say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The jihadist groups have been accused of beheading villagers and kidnapping children to be used as laborers or child soldiers.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Kate Plummer
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
The man accused of beheading his boss at a Dallas motel with a machete on Wednesday is a Cuban national who is in the United States illegally, authorities say.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
The jihadist groups have been accused of beheading villagers and kidnapping children to be used as laborers or child soldiers.
—Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beheading
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Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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That number was down to 39 percent heading into the Florida game and plummeted to 20 percent as of Saturday evening.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Beheading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheading. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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