scalps 1 of 2

Definition of scalpsnext
plural of scalp

scalps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scalp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalps
Noun
  • Mendoza will mark the best moment of his life by hugging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and throwing on the New Era 2026 NFL Draft On Stage Pre-Curved 9FIFTY Snapback Hat in Black and Silver, with a pile of skulls printed on the inside, as seen here.
    Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Everyone should be protecting their skulls 200 percent more in this situation and ideally also not punching each other.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Restorative services — fillings, root canals, crowns and dentures — were eliminated under those cuts.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • State police later searched the area near the steel bridge and found among the piles of wood chips an envelope bearing the victim’s name, pieces of bone and tissue, a human fingernail and crowns to the victim’s teeth, prosecutors said.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Books have always been valuable assets in Hollywood, said Rich Green, who heads book-to-film/TV development at management and production firm the Gotham Group.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
  • From the Archives heads down to the South Bay today for this picture of an enormous water tank in the Lincoln Acres community, circa 1925.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The other two craniums were found in 1990.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Judith, who beheads an opposing general in order to save her community.
    Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
  • 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 4 Apr. 2026.

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