decollating

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
  • 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
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
  • Plus get some must-know pruning tips to make the right cuts.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
  • Keep the plant in check by pruning suckers that develop between where a leaf meets the main stem.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Park-goers and those heading to CityWalk were directed to the new security checkpoints.
    Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The trail begins by heading southeast.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • The changes allow some large IPOs to become eligible for the Nasdaq-100 after just 15 trading days, dramatically shortening what had historically been a far longer waiting period.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • In plain terms, Tau Scaling asks whether performance gains can come not only from shrinking the node, but from shortening the distance data travels, reducing resistance and capacitance, and coordinating hardware and software around latency.
    Mark Greeven, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
    John Kell, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
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“Decollating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollating. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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