scalped

verb

past tense of scalp
as in beheaded

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  1. beheaded
  2. decapitated
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  • When the decision on trans athletes was made the other day by the Supreme Court were the Justices swarmed by an angry mob and beheaded on the spot?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • That marble sculpture of George III, vandalized in 1775, was now beheaded altogether, to the cheers of soldiers.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of beheaded
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  • That video showed the same cat being decapitated by Martel, according to prosecutors.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Beijing — When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Definition of decapitated
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