guillotines

present tense third-person singular of guillotine
as in heads
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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“Guillotines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotines. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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