as in heads
to cut off the head of
a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated
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Still, Hernandez heads to the walking trail at the Cedar Ridge Preserve in Dallas undaunted.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Gwath then heads to the block to set a screen for a curling Reese Dixon-Waters.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Decapitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitates. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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