as in heads
to cut off the head of
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth
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Recent Examples of beheads
As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.
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Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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The film begins release in New York tomorrow, October 15, then heads to Los Angeles on October 17 with a national rollout to follow.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Memphis heads to Alabama, and USC at Texas Tech rounds out the field.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Beheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheads. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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