Thesaurus results for DECOLLATE

decollate

verb

Definition of decollate

as in to decapitate

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Defender Josh Yaro put Boise (14-8-7) on the board in the 11th minute in front of 7,219 fans, heading home a cross from Barea after a tricky corner kick.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
Less than an hour after the first warning that a wildfire was headed for her suburban street, Boulder County resident Tawnya Somauroo's home was in ashes.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of head

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Big companies like UnitedHealth Group, Humana, and others are chasing higher profits by pruning benefits, after investors grew dissatisfied with margins that were smaller than the insurers had promised.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Pruning ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of prune

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Among them was a Nipmuc war leader named Matoonas, who was tied to a tree, shot to death, then beheaded.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
When their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos online, the Fischers hit their breaking point.

— Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of behead

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Repeatable return could help Exobiosphere shorten experimental cycles and advance promising findings toward practical applications.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Potentially lifesaving and cost-saving decisions to shorten courses, redistribute staff, streamline, or expand resources could come from quantified inputs, in conjunction with prior experience.

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of shorten

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Often found as sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate on product ingredient lists, the foaming surfactants are used in many shampoos to give your hair and scalp a very thorough cleanse.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
This includes those who are prone to scalp irritation or anyone who already struggles with significant dandruff or scalp buildup.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Definition of scalp

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Kane trimmed the deficit to one early in the third with a slick backhand, but Hanifin answered shortly thereafter to restore the two-goal cushion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The hair architect responsible for trimming Lawrence’s texture on Tuesday has not yet been revealed.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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