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Recent Examples of decapitate
The terrorist group has been largely decapitated and is unable to wage meaningful counter-warfare against Israel and its allies, but is believed to still boast significant caches of weaponry that could threaten the long-term peace of the future Palestine.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
The driver of a bakery truck that got clipped by a United Airlines plane while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike believed he would be decapitated moments before the collision, his father revealed in a Tuesday news conference.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Citing National Police, the outlet reported that the content creator had been partially decapitated and her face was bloodied.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The resulting blast decapitated him.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
The driver of a bakery truck that got clipped by a United Airlines plane while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike believed he would be decapitated moments before the collision, his father revealed in a Tuesday news conference.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Citing National Police, the outlet reported that the content creator had been partially decapitated and her face was bloodied.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The resulting blast decapitated him.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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At sunset its Amina Muaddi slingbacks, when honeymooners head to the bar to make the most of the martini shots while a could-be-a-model DJ plays cool and breezy beats in a midriff-bearing top.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The vehicle was heading east on Ninth Avenue at the time, police added.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s another, similarly beheaded, on Seventh Avenue near 30th Street.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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