decollated

verb

Definition of decollatednext
past tense of decollate
as in decapitated

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  1. decapitated
  2. beheaded
  3. shortened
  4. pruned
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  • Women and girls are being raped, children forced into armed gangs, and elderly citizens are being targeted, shot, decapitated and burned.
    Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Atlas and axis vertebrae — located under the skull and in the neck — were also found with cut marks, indicating that some of the victims had been decapitated.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of decapitated
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  • Red Path, which world premiered at Locarno, revolves around a shepherd boy who is traumatized when his teenager cousin is beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in front of him.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Durkin flipped on his television and saw an image of his longtime friend kneeling in the sand moments before he was beheaded.
    Shaun Chornonroff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of beheaded
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  • Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.
    Maxwell Millington, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of shortened
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  • Several botanic gardens, such as South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates and the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, have tulip and bulb gardens — the Huntington plants them in its famous rose garden to create filler color after the roses are pruned.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Prune As Needed Some vegetables won’t need to be pruned at all in indoor setups.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of pruned
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