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Recent Examples of decapitate
The problem is that the effort has succeeded only in decapitating the Maduro government and instilling fear among Venezuelans of future instability.
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Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
With this regime change operation, the government of Venezuela has been decapitated.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
With Hamas decimated, Lebanon’s Hezbollah largely decapitated, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria toppled, and Shiite militias in Iraq avoiding conflict with Israel, the other members of Iran’s once powerful axis of resistance are severely weakened.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025
China’s consul general in Osaka, Xue Jian posted, and later deleted, a tweet appearing to threaten to decapitate the prime minister.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
With this regime change operation, the government of Venezuela has been decapitated.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
With Hamas decimated, Lebanon’s Hezbollah largely decapitated, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria toppled, and Shiite militias in Iraq avoiding conflict with Israel, the other members of Iran’s once powerful axis of resistance are severely weakened.
—April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025
China’s consul general in Osaka, Xue Jian posted, and later deleted, a tweet appearing to threaten to decapitate the prime minister.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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Ray saw Suzuki headed for second base.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Family members and Blackbird Mountain Guides officials said the group was on the last day of a three-day trip to the Frog Lake huts near Castle Peak and that the skiers were heading back to the trailhead when the slope collapsed.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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After years of scrutiny and criticism over his ties with Epstein, his arrest was the first for a senior royal since Charles I, who was beheaded for treason in 1649.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Charles was arrested, tried, convicted of high treason and beheaded in 1649.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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