decapitated

verb

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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  1. headed
  2. beheaded
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  • Amaya said there is little doubt that the ongoing El Niño is headed for an extraordinary peak intensity, given how much heat lurks just beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific, destined to rise up over time.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of headed
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  • The next morning, the officers’ bodies are found, beheaded, lying in pools of their own blood.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His unprecedented February arrest was the first of a royal since 1649, when King Charles I was beheaded for high treason.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of beheaded
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“Decapitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitated. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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