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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalps
Noun
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Embolomers looked like a cross between a crocodile and an eel, with large skulls full of sharp teeth, followed by long, eel-like bodies.
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Breakfast browse Twins Mercy and Goodness were born with their skulls fused together.
Verb
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.
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The royals and fur Fine fur items – including crowns, hats and ceremonial gowns – have long been a staple of the royal wardrobe.
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The Chicago Bulls icon spent the ’80s and ’90s collecting six titles, five MVP trophies, and 10 scoring crowns, helping transform basketball from a popular sport into a worldwide phenomenon.
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When Colombia heads to the polls June 21, the region will be watching to see if the nation joins the right-wing surge across Latin America, with Chile, Honduras, and Costa Rica lurching to the political right over the past year.
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This one-of-a-kind woman heads the collection founded in its day by Emile Hermès (1871–1951)—an extraordinary cabinet of curiosities whose doors are occasionally opened to a select few on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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The other two craniums were found in 1990.
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Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.
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Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.
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Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.
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Cadet, who spent several years working as a florist, prunes the thick green stems of the faux lilies and roses.
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Van Tassel prunes her tomatoes throughout the season for better air circulation.
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“Scalps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalps. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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