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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitated
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Portland had been facing an exit until Gage Guerra headed in an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to force the shootout.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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 3 Nov. 2025.
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