Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalps
Noun
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There were masks and body suits made of female skin, along with human skulls for soup bowls and other disturbing oddities.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025 -
In recent years, objects looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 — commonly known as Benin Bronzes — have been returned to Nigeria, Asante artifacts have been returned to Ghana, and France has sent colonial-era skulls back to Madagascar.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some hunters sell their kills for thirty crowns a head.—
Rebecca van Laer
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Sharks formerly had banners for each of the six division crowns, the most recent of which came in 2011.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Los Angeles heads home with a 2-0 lead in this best-of-five series.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fairbourn will be based in Los Angeles and report to UTA‘s entertainment marketing co-heads David Anderson and Julian Jacobs.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 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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As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Scalps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalps. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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