decollated

Definition of decollatednext
past tense of decollate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollated
Verb
  • Several portraits in medallions high on the walls of the cloisters show decapitated Dominican Friars who worked as inquisitors with just a stump for a neck and their heads held in their hands.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • If Julie was being decapitated by hedge clippers, Shad was cueing her when to start screaming.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While Elizabeth's Buffy does get beheaded late in Scary Movie, most of the characters have died and then magically been fine once the next outing begins.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
  • After years of scrutiny and criticism over his ties with Epstein, his arrest was the first for a senior royal since Charles I, who was beheaded for treason in 1649.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lines to get through security topped six hours at their peak, but shortened significantly as ICE officers took on the role of checking IDs while TSA officers focused on the security screening.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Some Asian countries have shortened their work and school weeks.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.
    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The decline has taken place across racial and ethnic groups – except for households headed by Asian adults, which fell only slightly from 87% to 83%.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • These perennials will provide color on and off throughout the year as long as they are moderately pruned after each flush of flowers.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Any vines that are overwhelming a tree in this fashion need to be removed or drastically pruned.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Decollated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollated. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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