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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Still, Hernandez heads to the walking trail at the Cedar Ridge Preserve in Dallas undaunted.—
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Gwath then heads to the block to set a screen for a curling Reese Dixon-Waters.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.—
JP Mangalindan,
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30 Oct. 2025
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Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Guillotines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotines. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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