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decollated

verb

past tense of decollate
as in decapitated

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  1. beheaded
  2. shortened
  3. headed
  4. pruned
Verb
  • The caption on the video claims that a group of Muslim extremists kidnapped and beheaded a Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The next morning, the officers’ bodies are found, beheaded, lying in pools of their own blood.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of beheaded
Verb
  • In 2024, it was shortened from three hours to two hours and 15 minutes.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Charging speeds also shortened this round by about five minutes compared with the iPhone 17 Pro series.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortened
Verb
  • Police spotted the car, a 2008 Lexus IS250, headed east on Asher Avenue with no lights on.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive This past May mathematicians headed into a room near the top of the California Institute of Technology’s tallest building to prep for a sprint.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of headed
Verb
  • Climbing Roses Climbing roses should not be pruned in the fall except to remove broken branches.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Small plantings can be pruned back by hand with pruners, while larger beds can be tackled by mowing the plants down with your lawnmower deck set on the highest setting.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pruned
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“Decollated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollated. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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