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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For that, John the Baptist was ultimately beheaded.—
Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025 -
Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Later that day, a park staff member discovered someone had decapitated the deceased sea lion, NOAA wrote in a news release posted Tuesday.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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But when the staffer returned 15 minutes later, according to Campbell, the carcass had been decapitated.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Guillotined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotined. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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