Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalps
Noun
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And does such a powerful experience really emerge from a mere lump of tissue in our skulls?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Merino and Faith Christian won five straight crowns in boys’ basketball; Broomfield notched five in a row in girls basketball.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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But instead, the Hill-Murray lead held, giving the Pioneers – who previously won back-to-back 2A crowns in 2014 and ’15 – the program’s fourth state title.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, who heads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, pledged a crackdown on migration after taking office in 2022, with the goal of deterring would-be refugees from paying smugglers to make the dangerous Mediterranean crossing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The other two craniums were found in 1990.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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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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Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2026
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Joyce beheads Vecna while all the characters expel their collective trauma from five seasons of violence and misery.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Scalps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalps. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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