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
Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Their attack continued; Morales was stabbed 18 times, including through his skull and brain, had his arm nearly cut off and was nearly decapitated, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Hamas, weakened militarily and decapitated by the assassinations of its leaders, faces isolation abroad and a diminished mandate at home.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Two fur seals were found decapitated on Muriwai Beach in early June.
—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
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Their attack continued; Morales was stabbed 18 times, including through his skull and brain, had his arm nearly cut off and was nearly decapitated, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Hamas, weakened militarily and decapitated by the assassinations of its leaders, faces isolation abroad and a diminished mandate at home.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Two fur seals were found decapitated on Muriwai Beach in early June.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitated
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Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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The driver, later identified as Sampson, continued to drive recklessly at high speed and exited the interstate and headed into downtown Ybor City.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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All of the Rats get gruesomely beheaded by Leo Bonhart.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Around the same time, a statue of Columbus in a park bearing his name in Boston was beheaded in the dead of night.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Decapitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitated. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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