guillotined

past tense of guillotine
as in headed
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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  • Nobody on Belmont could point fingers at its all-time leading scorer – a two-time All-Scholastic headed to UConn – for the loss.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For much of the day, what was supposed to be a celebratory weekend looked headed for disaster on the field.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Around the same time, a statue of Columbus in a park bearing his name in Boston was beheaded in the dead of night.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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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  • Hamas, weakened militarily and decapitated by the assassinations of its leaders, faces isolation abroad and a diminished mandate at home.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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