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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Portland had been facing an exit until Gage Guerra headed in an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to force the shootout.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025 -
In 2023 Atlas Merchant Capital, a combined hedge and PE fund headed by former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond, worked with Houlihan as its advisor to MarshBerry, in a significant fund investment for that leading platform in the insurance brokerage space.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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All of the Rats get gruesomely beheaded by Leo Bonhart.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
31 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
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Their attack continued; Morales was stabbed 18 times, including through his skull and brain, had his arm nearly cut off and was nearly decapitated, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
17 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
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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