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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollated
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Citing National Police, the outlet reported that the content creator had been partially decapitated and her face was bloodied.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Here’s another, similarly beheaded, on Seventh Avenue near 30th Street.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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The game was shortened to 4½ innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The innovative Mini Mahjer Card features simplified and shortened winning tile combinations tailored for young players or anyone new to the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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For now, Northbrook Court has no plans of closing its doors, but from the looks of it, it may soon be headed toward extinction.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Six months later, Dillon Lewis and the Timberwolves are headed to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 semifinals.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Once detected, disease should be pruned out several inches below the infected area.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Specimens in containers can be pruned to just 3 feet tall if needed.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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“Decollated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollated. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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