as in headed
to cut off the head of
a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated
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Israel – thanks to its precise intelligence – has decapitated the leadership of key Iranian ally Hezbollah in recent weeks, killing at least seven top commanders, including its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in a Friday airstrike.
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Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Israeli forces have largely decapitated Hezbollah’s senior ranks, including Hassan Nasrallah, but Hezbollah has still been able to launch rockets and missiles into Israel.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Worden’s body had been decapitated, gutted and hung by its feet like a deer.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Israeli forces have largely decapitated Hezbollah’s senior ranks, including Hassan Nasrallah, but Hezbollah has still been able to launch rockets and missiles into Israel.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Decapitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitated. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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