guillotine

Definition of guillotinenext
as in to head
to cut off the head of French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy

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  • After rounding Cap de ses Salines lighthouse, the trail heads north past Platja es Caragol and another two gorgeous coves (Roquetes and Carbó) before finishing up in Colònia de Sant Jordi.
    Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Chances of snow and rain are preliminarily expected to remain heading into the weekend, forecasts show.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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  • Another was almost certainly beheaded; the first vertebra of their spine was cut and there was a big cut mark on their lower jaw.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The couple then forced their two younger sons, ages 8 and 9, to view their siblings’ beheaded bodies and remain confined in their bedrooms without food for several days.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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  • Vecna being decapitated was so cool.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There’s one splashingly gory sequence, when Maria (Matilda De Angelis), Dracula’s first disciple, goes demon and gets decapitated and staked-through-the-heart.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Guillotine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotine. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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