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
Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.
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Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beheads
heads
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The winner heads to the Division II Elite Eight.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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After many years, James heads to Jerusalem, hoping for enlightenment from Esther but jarringly confronted by the harsh realities of the centuries-old, internecine conflict in that region.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Beheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheads. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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