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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalps
Noun
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The bureau also worked with an osteologist to take noninvasive measurements of the skulls to help identify their origins and return them for proper reburial ceremonies.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025 -
CocoAndré sells Dubai chocolate bars, truffles in the shape of cowboy boots and sugar skulls and Horchata lattes.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In that situation, which is what unfolded on Election Night, a process of elimination crowns the top vote-getter after all other ballots have been redistributed to the leading candidates based on second-choice, third-choice or even fourth-choice picks.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rings, bracelets, and brooches poured in, with enough diamonds, sapphires, and rubies to embellish two crowns—one for Mary and a smaller one for Jesus, who sat in her lap.—
Susan Mulcahy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Veteran Turkish director Nuri Bilde Ceylan heads the international competition jury.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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In August, the number of trucks using the route averaged between nine and 11 per day, according to Stephen Etsitty, who heads the Navajo EPA.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Later, Ciri watches helplessly as Bonhart beheads her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Walt Disney Imagineering updated the storyline of Black Widow Bride Constance Hatchway earlier this year by turning her from an axe murderer who beheads her wealthy husbands into a more mournful figure overwhelmed by the dread of lost love.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Scalps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalps. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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