as in headed
to cut off the head of
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth
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Recent Examples of beheaded
Another was almost certainly beheaded; the first vertebra of their spine was cut and there was a big cut mark on their lower jaw.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The couple then forced their two younger sons, ages 8 and 9, to view their siblings’ beheaded bodies and remain confined in their bedrooms without food for several days.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In another city, the mayor was beheaded.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Six, a clever reimagining of what the wives of Henry VIII endured — a couple were beheaded — scores its points in just 80 minutes, with no intermission.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
But the week of Thanksgiving, the couple was shocked when one of their 20 bison was shot, killed and beheaded on the family’s ranch near County Road 301 and FM 3108, south of Lindsay.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
But then another victim was found — a 26-year-old Yosemite naturalist named Joie Ruth Armstrong, who was found beheaded.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
All of the Rats get gruesomely beheaded by Leo Bonhart.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The couple then forced their two younger sons, ages 8 and 9, to view their siblings’ beheaded bodies and remain confined in their bedrooms without food for several days.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
In another city, the mayor was beheaded.
—Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Six, a clever reimagining of what the wives of Henry VIII endured — a couple were beheaded — scores its points in just 80 minutes, with no intermission.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
But the week of Thanksgiving, the couple was shocked when one of their 20 bison was shot, killed and beheaded on the family’s ranch near County Road 301 and FM 3108, south of Lindsay.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
But then another victim was found — a 26-year-old Yosemite naturalist named Joie Ruth Armstrong, who was found beheaded.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
All of the Rats get gruesomely beheaded by Leo Bonhart.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beheaded
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This week, there was yet another warning that many homeowners might be headed for trouble.—
Michelle Singletary,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Vecna being decapitated was so cool.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s one splashingly gory sequence, when Maria (Matilda De Angelis), Dracula’s first disciple, goes demon and gets decapitated and staked-through-the-heart.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Beheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheaded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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