guillotining

present participle of guillotine
as in heading
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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  • Russian air defense systems destroyed one drone heading for Moscow, the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Warriors are still thin in the backcourt heading into Friday’s game with De’Anthony Melton (knee) and Moses Moody (calf) still sidelined.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Cobos-Martinez is accused of beheading Nagamallaiah during a machete attack in Dallas.
    Kate Plummer Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect is accused of attacking and ultimately beheading another man in a violent incident at an area motel Wednesday.
    Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Israel, already emerging from a year of history-bending military operations—crippling Hamas in Gaza, decapitating Hezbollah's command structure, and setting back Iran's nuclear program—now stands at the threshold of something larger.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Winnecke is accused of killing and decapitating his father.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • Compressing multiyear pre-construction cycles into days or weeks and trimming 20% off project costs could expand supply faster than most policy interventions.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • After cutting and trimming any splinters, place the stakes behind the trellis.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Guillotining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotining. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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