as in headed
to cut off the head of
French Revolutionary forces captured and guillotined countless aristocrats in the chaotic period following the downfall of the monarchy
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When Patrick Dorgu headed Noussair Mazraoui’s cross from the right back across goal, Fernandes gambled to finish from inside the six-yard box.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025 -
While cooler temperatures are one factor that causes green leaves to melt into oranges and yellows a wee bit early, there are more elements at play, particularly when leaves in the South start dropping when the kids have only just headed back to school.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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Journalist Daniel Pearl getting beheaded in 2002.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nagamallaiah was beheaded in the attack, according to the arrest affidavit, CBS 19 reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps Clemson feared he'd get decapitated by Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins Jr.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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