Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalped
Verb
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The first two of these were found out and, unfortunately for them, beheaded, but fake news had a strong grip.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Journalist Daniel Pearl getting beheaded in 2002.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Authorities discovered Worden’s body — decapitated, mutilated and hung upside down like a deer in the barn — but that was just the beginning.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Scalped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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