decollating

Definition of decollatingnext
present participle of decollate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollating
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
  • Matt is just another little boy spending his days decapitating daffodils, driven by a prepubescent need to get attention and assert his will.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Preparing whole fish usually entails deboning, scaling, gutting, and beheading the sea creature, a task for you—or your fishmonger.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
  • On subsequent songs, Ninajirachi sings about the destruction of her innocence through sexting, and the trauma of coming across a beheading video.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Wear gloves to protect yourself when pruning, and be mindful of children or pets playing near your yuzu tree.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
  • Otherwise, this trailing beauty doesn’t need deadheading or pruning.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • The man was heading home when two men pulled him over on the 110 Freeway onramp from Redondo Beach Boulevard, according to the plea agreement.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • Now 25, Woods Richardson is heading back to Toronto, acquired by the Blue Jays on Wednesday in a trade for cash considerations.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Simison emphasized robust public-safety services, including shortening fire department response times, incorporating new technologies into policing and the advent of several large developments and transportation projects.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
  • Many researchers have theorized that melting Ice Age glaciers likely helped passively shift the Altar Stone closer to southern England’s Salisbury Plain around 2500 BCE, shortening the transport distance for Stonehenge’s creators.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Maintaining your yard by mowing, removing leaf litter, and trimming vegetation reduces tick habitats.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Here where to find more information on tree trimming policies.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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“Decollating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollating. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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