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Recent Examples of decapitate
Kennedy has been working at unprecedented speed to decapitate and gut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recognized as the premier agencies for biomedical research and the promotion and protection of public health, respectively.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Kelsey Grammer Reflects on the 'Terrible Loss' and Guilt After His Sister's 1975 Murder
Afterwards, the men drove Karen to an alley, where Glenn stabbed her 42 times and nearly decapitated her.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 2 May 2025
The incoming train decapitates her, and Cora is left screaming.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Several manufacturers who asked not be named, said that the impact of such a heavy duty would decapitate exports as margins in the apparel and textile sector were already slim.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Kelsey Grammer Reflects on the 'Terrible Loss' and Guilt After His Sister's 1975 Murder
Afterwards, the men drove Karen to an alley, where Glenn stabbed her 42 times and nearly decapitated her.
—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 2 May 2025
The incoming train decapitates her, and Cora is left screaming.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Several manufacturers who asked not be named, said that the impact of such a heavy duty would decapitate exports as margins in the apparel and textile sector were already slim.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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Now, a La Plaza Bakery opens before sunrise and caters to workers headed to the fields, and restaurants line the streets.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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Even in Arcadia, the brand new full-length from Sleep Token, arrived on Friday (May 9), and it’s headed for a sizable debut on the Billboard charts in just a few days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Men on electric scooters zoomed past a square where prisoners used to be beheaded, now a few blocks away from a gleaming new metro station.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The Scholl siblings, their friends and their professor were beheaded for urging students at the University of Munich to oppose the Nazi regime.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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