decollate

as in to decapitate

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Verb
  • Authorities have yet to share further details, meaning there’s still some mystery left as to who’s responsible for decapitating the statue, and where it’s been hiding all these years.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2025
  • Some victims were mutilated, and many were decapitated.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • According to previous Idaho Statesman reporting, the vehicle drove westbound toward Boise before jumping the median and heading back toward Mountain Home.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025
  • Jennifer Lorentz heads the Diversion Unit in the office of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney, the city’s chief prosecutor.
    Bram Sable-Smith, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Also, make a fertilizer application after pruning and again in early fall.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • Learn how to prune and maintain your garden for wildfire safety.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • But would you rather be blasted by tiny pieces — which really hurts — or beheaded or stabbed in the heart by a large shard with tape dangling off of it?
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Only time separates us from that result, and what matters most is shortening that time.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 June 2025
  • Among them, Florida is the only team to do so after playing a full 82-game regular season in all three years, as Tampa Bay’s first two seasons were shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Telogen effluvium, especially, can contribute negatively to scalp skin health, causing irritation.
    Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
  • The root issue in the Swift scandal was not only scalping, but capacity management and user verification, both of which fall outside the direct scope of the executive order.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Owls trimmed the lead to 25-20 and got the ball back at their 30 with 32 seconds remaining in the game.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • While restructuring in the name of efficiency is one way to trim headcount, a negative work environment can also have a direct impact on talent retention.
    The Hill, The Hill, 30 May 2025
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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