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noun

plural of scalp

as in skulls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scalp

as in decapitates

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Noun

At trial, prosecutors laid out evidence to show how the dimensions of the hatchet matched the dimensions of the injuries on Andrew and Abby’s skulls, per CBS News.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Naturally, the privilege of drilling your marketing messages into the skulls of TV’s last great mass audience comes at a price.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of skulls

Verb

The scene where Reacher decapitates an opponent by pinning him inside an open elevator shaft while the elevator descends from above arrives moments later.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.

— Therie Hendrey-Seabrook, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of decapitates

Noun

Tourists speaking several languages, some wearing foam Statue of Liberty crowns, filled the seats; Quan made his way to an upper-deck railing.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
UConn has been the league’s most successful in winning championships, holding or tying the league record with eight conference tournament titles and 11 regular season crowns.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowns

Verb

The series now heads back to Las Vegas for a Thursday night showdown to determine who moves on in the WNBA playoffs.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Deadline catches up with Big Band Story co-heads Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar, as well as the show’s director Alexandre Laurent, whose past credits include Women at War, The Bonfire of Destiny and Falco, at the event.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of heads

Verb

Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.

— Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026

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