decapitated

past tense of decapitate
as in headed
to cut off the head of a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

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Recent Examples of decapitated Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 People with hands tied behind their backs, mothers holding their small children, bodies decapitated. Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 This led to the investigation of Gein’s farm that unearthed his atrocities, including Worden’s body being decapitated, flayed, and hung in his shed. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025 Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025 Perhaps Clemson feared he'd get decapitated by Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Snails with eyes that grow back It's been known since at least the 18th century that some snails possess regenerative abilities, such as garden snails regrowing their heads after being decapitated. ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025 They, too, were shot, killed, dismembered and decapitated. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 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. Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitated
Verb
  • For the Cubs, a 92-win season, the organization’s best since 2018, will end sooner than expected, with major offseason acquisition Kyle Tucker headed to free agency.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This is where we’re headed, many believe.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • Casalaspro, a disabled NYC Department of Sanitation worker, was beheaded, the New York Post reported.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • More than 30 Christians were beheaded in Mozambique last month, with churches and homes burned down, according to a new report.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Decapitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitated. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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