as in to decapitate
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The remains showed signs of severe injuries, and many had been decapitated.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025 -
The man, who archaeologists estimated was between 26 years and 35 years old, also appears to have been decapitated following his demise, which may have been part of a Roman burial ritual then.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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The crash knocked out information from radars located at an FAA facility in Westbury, New York, where the air traffic controllers formerly managed flights heading to Newark.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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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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And later, the persistent motions of weeding and pruning, weeding and pruning.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 May 2025
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Also, pruning tomatoes and keeping excess foliage away from the soil will stave off soilborne diseases, including various fungal diseases that thrive in moist environments and attack your plants.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
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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Together, the two companies shorten supply lines, increase transparency, and provide domestic manufacturers with reliable, high-quality inputs.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Each step up the information ladder, from two to three to four states, shortened the lifespan of the quantum memory.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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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
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During that run, the band used a fan-to-fan ticket exchange to stop scalping and refused to use dynamic pricing models.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The company also trimmed a smaller percentage of underperforming locations than Walmart has.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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The canvas tote is trimmed in green leather, adding a subtle splash of color to the versatile bag.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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“Decollate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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