death's-heads

plural of death's-head

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Noun
  • But no other Republican senator seat in Harris-won or single-digit Trump seats are up for reelection next year, meaning Democrats must compete in states like Texas, where polls point to a potentially competitive race, to have a chance at winning control of the chamber.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • As Tuesday's election nears, Mamdani holds a commanding lead, according to polls.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other figures include handmade chess sets, religious figurines like the Virgin of Guadalupe and skulls made to resemble calaveras, or sugar skulls, which are a symbol tied to Day of the Dead.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And there are more gameplay modifiers (known as skulls in the Halo universe) than ever before, which allow players to add some extra difficulty and chaos to their sessions.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Eyes not on the sides of their heads, and a quick, macular gaze that isn’t like other animals’.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Death's-heads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%27s-heads. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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