scalping

verb

present participle of scalp
as in beheading

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  1. beheading
  2. decapitating
  3. pruning
Verb
  • Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, was arrested in September 2025 in the beheading death of Chandra Nagamallaiah using a machete, Dallas police have said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • In the scene, massive logs strapped to a moving truck come undone and trigger multiple horrific deaths on a highway, with one log smashing through a state trooper’s car window and beheading him.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of beheading
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  • After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Trump took hostilities to a new level during his second term, launching strikes on land and at sea and ultimately decapitating the government.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Definition of decapitating
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  • Rinse your pruners in this solution, then dry them before continuing with your pruning work.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 22 July 2026
  • Daily tours allow the public to view the colorful creations and sometimes even spot the monarch himself out dead-heading the roses or pruning shrubs.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of pruning
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