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Recent Examples of scalp
Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The elder man had a 1.5-inch cut on his scalp, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The Revenant, Basically Dane DeHaan gives good crazy eyes as Jacob Pratt, out for revenge after nearly being scalped during the Mountains Meadows Massacre.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The woman had lacerations to her scalp and lip that required 17 sutures, five staples, leaving her permanently disfigured, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
The elder man had a 1.5-inch cut on his scalp, records show.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
The event leaves DeHaan’s fictional young Mormon partially scalped and left for dead.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
The Revenant, Basically Dane DeHaan gives good crazy eyes as Jacob Pratt, out for revenge after nearly being scalped during the Mountains Meadows Massacre.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
Noun
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Her 2-month-old son and 16-month-old daughter were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia, where the newborn was being treated for a skull fracture and the toddler a large hematoma on her skull.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tucker, a junior at Brookville High School, received medical attention and was diagnosed as having suffered a concussion and a possible skull fracture.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But as Greenlanders head to the polls on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s idea to annex the nation has thrown this year’s elections into the international spotlight.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Musk, who heads DOGE, has taken on a key role in the administration's efforts to cut government spending and reduce the federal workforce.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The scans showed pathological bone growths in the cranium and jawbone.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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In Pitino’s second season at St. John’s — his third stint in the Big East — the Red Storm have been a revelation, picked to finish fifth in the league but instead emphatically taking the regular season and tournament crowns.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The first game of the day tips off at noon ET between Cornell and Yale for the Ivy League crown, followed by Tennessee and Florida in the SEC and George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth University in the A-10 at 1 p.m. ET.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Just last month, Islamist ADF terrorists, who want the eastern part of the country to become a Muslim Caliphate, rounded up 70 Christians and beheaded them – in a church.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Members of Daesh, a terror organization, beheaded the 21 men on the beach and then posted the photographs in Dabiq, its propaganda magazine.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Over the years, the Legislature also imposed an expiration date for petition signatures and then shortened its lifespan from eight years to four years to two years.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Employees must be given 60 days' notice of their end date, unless OPM grants a waiver to shorten that period to 30 days.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tree Care Tree care, for purposes of the report, includes three applications of tree fertilizer, regular spraying, trimming, and pruning, as well as the removal of one 30-foot-tall tree.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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Residents can help maintain tree health in Saratoga by regularly watering and pruning trees on their property, reporting signs of disease or damage to the city and applying for a tree permit removal as needed.—
Belal Aftab,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Scalp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalp. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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