decollating

verb

present participle of decollate
as in decapitating

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  1. decapitating
  2. beheading
  3. pruning
  4. heading
  5. shortening
  6. trimming
Verb
  • After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Trump took hostilities to a new level during his second term, launching strikes on land and at sea and ultimately decapitating the government.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Definition of decapitating
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  • Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, was arrested in September 2025 in the beheading death of Chandra Nagamallaiah using a machete, Dallas police have said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • In the scene, massive logs strapped to a moving truck come undone and trigger multiple horrific deaths on a highway, with one log smashing through a state trooper’s car window and beheading him.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of beheading
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  • Such weather favored flowering, and Chow responded by pruning to prevent deformed or small fruit while stepping up watering and fertilization because of the heat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For specific issues with boxwood blight, Goetz recommends pruning the affected area to prevent the disease from spreading.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pruning
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  • Big-league catcher Carlos Narvaez is also heading to Baltimore, as is either a player to be named later or cash considerations.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Start by sipping a sweet tea by the pool, getting out on the water on an inland waterway tour, or heading directly to Spa Montage, where a cold plunge, hot tub, and a menu of facial and massage therapies await.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of heading
Verb
  • In other words, shortening the degree to save money risks shortening exactly the capability that will matter most in the job market that graduates are about to enter.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This allows new chip layouts to be fabricated immediately after design completion, eliminating the need to manufacture masks for every design iteration and significantly shortening research and development cycles.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of shortening
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  • Three-year programs typically work by reducing the credit requirement from 120 down to 90 or 100, largely by trimming general education requirements, open electives, and the room for a double major or a semester abroad.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And trimming too much of this plant can make the tree appear stunted or uneven.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 July 2026
Definition of trimming
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