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Recent Examples of decapitate
Her only ally is a mystical axe whose victims wind up as decapitated, talking heads.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Later that day, a park staff member discovered someone had decapitated the deceased sea lion, NOAA wrote in a news release posted Tuesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Later that day, a park staff member discovered someone had decapitated the deceased sea lion, NOAA wrote in a news release posted Tuesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
In June 2021, Joel Arciniega-Saenz stabbed James Garcia 84 times and severed a finger with a switchblade before decapitating him, according to a March 5 news release by the Doña Ana County District Attorney’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
The group of 70 were taken to a Protestant church, where they were reportedly decapitated one by one.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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