decapitating

present participle of decapitate
as in heading
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 decapitating Israel, already emerging from a year of history-bending military operations—crippling Hamas in Gaza, decapitating Hezbollah's command structure, and setting back Iran's nuclear program—now stands at the threshold of something larger. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025 Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • Russian air defense systems destroyed one drone heading for Moscow, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Warriors are still thin in the backcourt heading into Friday’s game with De’Anthony Melton (knee) and Moses Moody (calf) still sidelined.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.
    Kate Plummer Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday.
    Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Decapitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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