as in to decapitate
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Apart from Ciri, who assumed the fake name Falka and spent the season with the group, the Rats are extremely dead — not just slaughtered by Leo Bonhart but decapitated with each of their heads sawed off and dumped into a barrel for preservation.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Leo Varadkar led Ireland and Humza Yousaf headed Scotland’s government.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although these easy-care plants are relatively flexible about pruning, cutting daylilies back at the wrong time potentially makes your plants bloom less next season and causes other problems, too.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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All of the Rats get gruesomely beheaded by Leo Bonhart.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The engines, flight profiles, and countermeasure requirements vary by design, but all shorten warning and decision timelines for defenders.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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This shift would aim to shorten lead times and reduce tariff uncertainty while maintaining the company’s certification standards for recycled and low-impact materials, Talbot said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The foam is approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis on the body and scalp down to 12 years old and for seborrheic dermatitis down to nine years old.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Eras tour and other major concerts and scalp them for millions of dollars in profit.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Fears aired an alley-oop dunk to forward Carson Cooper on the next play, the first score of the second half, to trim Arkansas’ lead to 39-38.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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The key is to fold the scarf over itself to create volume and to look for a lace trim that leaves the hem frayed, so as not to look too formal.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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