scalped

past tense of scalp

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Verb
  • Around the same time, a statue of Columbus in a park bearing his name in Boston was beheaded in the dead of night.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • More than 30 Christians were beheaded in Mozambique last month, with churches and homes burned down, according to a new report.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their attack continued; Morales was stabbed 18 times, including through his skull and brain, had his arm nearly cut off and was nearly decapitated, prosecutors said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas, weakened militarily and decapitated by the assassinations of its leaders, faces isolation abroad and a diminished mandate at home.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Scalped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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