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Recent Examples of decapitate
Mexican authorities recently found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 July 2025
An autopsy found that the victim was shot in the head before he was decapitated using a machete and knife.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The News Israel decapitated Iran’s military leadership, launching air strikes on nuclear facilities and ballistic missile bases intended to end Tehran’s atomic weapons program.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
Along with the corpses – one of which had also been decapitated – authorities found a note seemingly from one of the cartel groups.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 July 2025
An autopsy found that the victim was shot in the head before he was decapitated using a machete and knife.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
The News Israel decapitated Iran’s military leadership, launching air strikes on nuclear facilities and ballistic missile bases intended to end Tehran’s atomic weapons program.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 June 2025
Along with the corpses – one of which had also been decapitated – authorities found a note seemingly from one of the cartel groups.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decapitate
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As Americans head outdoors to enjoy the warm weather, more and more are being sickened by ticks, tiny creatures that can transmit a number of serious diseases.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Cinnamon Scott heads to London to support her pregnant sister and get away from her own messy life.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The chapel, constructed between 1519 and 1520 under Henry VIII, serves as the final resting place for famous historical figures like Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Thomas More, John Fisher and Lady Jane Grey, all of whom who were imprisoned and beheaded at the Tower.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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The formidable Russell Crowe explained on X that his direct Fraser ancestry traces to Simon, the notorious 11th Lord Fraser of Lovat, whose Scots rebelliousness led to his becoming the last man beheaded on Tower Hill, in 1747.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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