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Recent Examples of scalp
Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
After a medical examiner noticed several lacerations on her scalp, prosecutors concluded that Kathleen was bludgeoned to death.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice admitted to scalping part of his allotment of Super Bowl tickets in 2005.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
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Noun
The fragrance-free formula cleanses thoroughly, giving even sensitive scalps a chance to reset while minimizing skin irritation.
—Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
After a medical examiner noticed several lacerations on her scalp, prosecutors concluded that Kathleen was bludgeoned to death.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
The foam is approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis on the body and scalp down to 12 years old and for seborrheic dermatitis down to nine years old.
—Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice admitted to scalping part of his allotment of Super Bowl tickets in 2005.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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He was tagged and pictured holding a skull on the group page, ABC 6 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Investigators later searched the Ephrata home and storage unit of Jonathan Christ Gerlach, 34, and reported finding more than 100 human skulls, long bones, mummified hands and feet, two decomposing torsos and other skeletal items.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Then, after Beck threw an interception, the Rebels were able to cut the lead to 17-16 in favor of the Hurricanes heading into the fourth quarter for the ages.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Both will now likely head to arbitration hearings.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But with only a partial cranium, there wasn’t much to go on.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 2026
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The other two craniums were found in 1990.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The problem is that the effort has succeeded only in decapitating the Maduro government and instilling fear among Venezuelans of future instability.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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With this regime change operation, the government of Venezuela has been decapitated.—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Only Empress Eugénie’s imperial crown, with more than 1,300 diamonds, was recovered on the day of the robbery outside the museum.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the Caribbean, French admirals set their sights on the conquest of sugar islands like Jamaica—the diamonds in King George’s glittering imperial crown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
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Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That allowed the Panthers to shorten the game and possess the ball for 10 minutes and 32 seconds longer than the Rams, whose defenders this week admitted to being knocked off the line of scrimmage this week by the Carolina run blockers.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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More San Francisco businesses may have their operating hours shortened as two supervisors seek to expand the city's neighborhood store curfew.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They should be pruned in spring to avoid removing their flower buds.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Continue needed pruning until late August.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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