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
Later that day, a park staff member discovered someone had decapitated the deceased sea lion, NOAA wrote in a news release posted Tuesday.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
But when the staffer returned 15 minutes later, according to Campbell, the carcass had been decapitated.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Her only ally is a mystical axe whose victims wind up as decapitated, talking heads.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Seventy Christians were allegedly decapitated by Islamist extremists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just over a week ago, but the group accused of carrying out the massacre has been terrorizing communities for over a decade.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Both young women had been decapitated.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Holloway killed Dodd, 22, at her apartment on June 9, 2022, according to the outlet, and decapitated her afterwards, leaving her head in a nearby dumpster.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
But when the staffer returned 15 minutes later, according to Campbell, the carcass had been decapitated.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Her only ally is a mystical axe whose victims wind up as decapitated, talking heads.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Seventy Christians were allegedly decapitated by Islamist extremists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just over a week ago, but the group accused of carrying out the massacre has been terrorizing communities for over a decade.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Both young women had been decapitated.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Holloway killed Dodd, 22, at her apartment on June 9, 2022, according to the outlet, and decapitated her afterwards, leaving her head in a nearby dumpster.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitated
beheaded
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For that, John the Baptist was ultimately beheaded.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Decapitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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