death's-head

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Noun
  • Peterson should step into the Kansas starting lineup and play a major role for a team that entered the past two seasons ranked first in the Associated Press poll but failed to advance past the second round of the NCAA tournament either year.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • See the results of the latest poll below, which also included new songs by Jasiel Nuñez, Duki, and more.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Parts of the fetal skull had adhered to her intestines and were taken out, the lawsuit said.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • In 2024, a woman was severely injured in West Hollywood when she was hit by a motorized scooter, suffering a fractured skull and brain swelling that required hospitalization.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The restaurant is far from an afterthought of the distillery experience, offering a menu of mostly small plates, including pate en croute, beef tartare, trout dip with saltines, frog legs, and gnocchi with mushroom ragu.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • Nashville haunt, with its sliced pork, pate and bologna.
    Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.
    John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.
    J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • There were also three unique variants of amino acids present on the cranium — amino acids that were also found on Denisova 3, a finger bone recovered from Denisova Cave in 2008.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025
  • The man never retrieved his treasure, and the cranium, with one tooth still attached in the upper jaw, remained unknown to science for decades until his relatives learned about it before his death.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • For South Africa, the goal is to arrive in Morocco as a team that has grown in all areas, ready not only to defend their crown but to set even higher standards.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Joya wasn’t with us that day; my mother had handed me enough heavy coins to purchase it from a trinket stand in Trafalgar Square, where long white poles around Nelson’s Column were festooned with regal banners and topped with crowns.
    Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • That’s a subtle point and just floating around in their noggin.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • While Zeke and Angel each have their own noggin, the East Bay Vivarium believes the snakes share one set of internal organs.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • This oil is beneficial for everything from stretch marks to beards to scalps, per the brand.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • Spread the dry shampoo evenly over the scalp to avoid clumping or product particles.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 3 July 2025
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“Death's-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%27s-head. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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