scalped

Definition of scalpednext
past tense of scalp

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Verb
  • After years of scrutiny and criticism over his ties with Epstein, his arrest was the first for a senior royal since Charles I, who was beheaded for treason in 1649.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The last senior member of Britain’s royal family to be arrested in connection with a serious crime was King Charles I, who was beheaded for treason in 1649 following his defeat in the English Civil War.
    Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One day, Clark, who rides his recumbent bike into the city, is reporting on a cyclone when he nearly gets decapitated by a flying stop sign.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • After the cartel’s leadership was decapitated by Mexican security forces, Mencho took matters into his own hands by creating a new faction that would come to be known as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
    Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Scalped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalped. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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