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guillotining

verb

present participle of guillotine

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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 storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Mel Ismail, a 56-year-old father, was rescued by another surfer who just happened to show up at the beach and was willing to risk his own life by grabbing his board and heading towards the bloody water.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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When their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos online, the Fischers hit their breaking point.

— Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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Prosecutors said boater Richard Stevenson, of Lisle, was intoxicated and traveling at about 80 mph in July on the river when his pontoon hit a boat carrying Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines, decapitating her, authorities said.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026

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Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored Lombard from first base, trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 4-3.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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