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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  • The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The attitude of last season has vanished, replaced by that performative pregame dustup as Texas A&M headed toward its locker room.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Nagamallaiah was beheaded in the attack, according to the arrest affidavit, CBS 19 reports.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • According to psychiatrist interviews conducted with his younger sister, Allyn, Kemper cut the hands off of her doll, beheaded and dismembered the family cat, and fantasized about executions and gas chambers.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • That’s not the first time a team mascot has been decapitated.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps Clemson feared he'd get decapitated by Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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