Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guillotine
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Banana Ball is headed to Truist Field.—
Shane Connuck
October 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025 -
This week, Paramount announced a deal to acquire The Free Press, the 5-year-old conservative-leaning digital outlet headed by Bari Weiss.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Casalaspro, a disabled NYC Department of Sanitation worker, was beheaded, the New York Post reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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More than 30 Christians were beheaded in Mozambique last month, with churches and homes burned down, according to a new report.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Israel, already emerging from a year of history-bending military operations—crippling Hamas in Gaza, decapitating Hezbollah's command structure, and setting back Iran's nuclear program—now stands at the threshold of something larger.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Didn’t Gallieni also allow Captain Girard to massacre the entire village of Ambiky on August 29, 1897, and decapitate King Toera of the Sakalavas, who had put up a great resistance against the French colonial advance?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Guillotine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotine. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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