Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollating
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At trial, a jury found the parents guilty of stabbing and decapitating the children.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Alyssa Lira Orange County District Attorney's Office Lira is accused of killing and decapitating Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal, her boyfriend of two months, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Preparing whole fish usually entails deboning, scaling, gutting, and beheading the sea creature, a task for you—or your fishmonger.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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On subsequent songs, Ninajirachi sings about the destruction of her innocence through sexting, and the trauma of coming across a beheading video.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Why to Prune Viburnums Viburnums seldom need pruning other than to remove damaged, diseased, and dead branches, or sucker shoots that grow straight up from the roots but don’t flower.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
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Plants maintain an attractive pyramidal form without the need for pruning.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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Trump and his Cabinet members are taking a tighter focus on domestic issues -- and domestic travel -- heading into the November midterm elections, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said last month.—
MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Florida Panthers spent a few minutes prior to their home game Wednesday recognizing members of the organization who will be heading to Italy next week for the 2026 Winter Olympics.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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ChatGPT's early lead among individual users appears to be shortening as rivals like Google’s Gemini close in on its app and web market share—a shift that could complicate the company’s reported plans to IPO later this year.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko and Corey Perry (empty net) scored for the Kings (22-16-3), who won their third straight game after Monday’s game in Columbus was postponed due to Sunday’s blizzard, shortening their trip from six to five games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The administration has framed trimming the agency’s headcount as a move towards modernity and higher efficiency.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the 2025 session, lawmakers made billions of dollars in cuts, trimming the state budget from $72 billion to roughly $67 billion.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Decollating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollating. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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