Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitator
Noun
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For over an hour, Tony Carruthers lay strapped to an execution gurney in Tennessee's death chamber as his executioners struggled to find a vein.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026 -
Who gets to decide who the judge, jury, and executioner is?—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The new episodes leave room for seriousness and depth amidst high jinks and naked murderers on the loose (seriously).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Her intent was to seek revenge for the death of her son, in addition to framing Mickey as the sole murderer.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Isn’t that what an assassin would do?—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Later, the team pieces together that the assassins were professionals who had been hired by someone with deep pockets.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2021
Noun
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Just after the American Civil War, people in Pennsylvania were still following the ancient Roman polymath Pliny’s advice to wrap their aching heads with a piece of a hangman’s noose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The classic effigy comes with a free hangman’s noose or lasso.—
Jack Handey,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Michael Jackson named McClain as his estate executors, alongside lawyer John Branca, in his will.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Christine Russo, sister of The Crash victim Dominic Russo, is infuriated the Netflix documentary has brought fame to her brother's killer, Mackenzie Shirilla.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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The killer, wearing all black, got away and has not been caught.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Decapitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitator. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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