death's-heads

noun

plural of death's-head
as in polls

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  1. polls
  2. skulls
  3. pates
  4. heads
Noun
  • The potential scenario of a Le Pen-Mélenchon second-round duel that polls suggest could end with a Le Pen victory could ultimately prompt some candidates to drop out, to concentrate votes behind mainstream alternatives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Recent polls have shown Bottoms and Jackson neck-and-neck in the governor's race, with Jackson barely pulling ahead of Bottoms in recent weeks.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • At the very least, these defensive tackles are willing to crack skulls.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • All the while the fMRI churned on, peering through the dogs’ skulls into the brain below and looking for the areas that lit up as a result of the visual stimuli.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of skulls
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  • The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pates
Noun
  • Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Presidential library residence Bill and Hillary still have a place to rest their heads in Little Rock.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of heads
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