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Recent Examples of decapitate
With Moscow having its military stretched thin in Ukraine, and Iran’s air defenses laid bare after Israel had decapitated its proxy Hezbollah, both of these regional powers have lost significant leverage.
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, authorities in Sinaloa state discovered 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
The defendants allegedly agreed to commit the homicides for $15,000, and one defendant also offered to decapitate the victims and return their heads to the undercover agents for an additional $5,000.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, authorities in Sinaloa state discovered 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
The defendants allegedly agreed to commit the homicides for $15,000, and one defendant also offered to decapitate the victims and return their heads to the undercover agents for an additional $5,000.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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But fate called her west, and by her mid-20s, the young educator packed up her husband and son and headed to San Diego.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ryuji is pulling Usagi towards the whirlpool, hoping to head to the world of death alongside her.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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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
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Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.—
Kate Plummer
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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