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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalped
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While Elizabeth's Buffy does get beheaded late in Scary Movie, most of the characters have died and then magically been fine once the next outing begins.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026 -
After years of scrutiny and criticism over his ties with Epstein, his arrest was the first for a senior royal since Charles I, who was beheaded for treason in 1649.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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If Julie was being decapitated by hedge clippers, Shad was cueing her when to start screaming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Israel has decapitated the Iranian proxy’s leadership and targeted its vast missile array.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Scalped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalped. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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