Thesaurus results for DECAPITATING

decapitating

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present participle of decapitate

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to cut off the head of a particularly gruesome series of murders in which the victims were decapitated

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Recent Examples of decapitating After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026 Trump took hostilities to a new level during his second term, launching strikes on land and at sea and ultimately decapitating the government. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Matt is just another little boy spending his days decapitating daffodils, driven by a prepubescent need to get attention and assert his will. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Seizing the island would deal a major blow to Tehran's economy, undercutting one of its most critical revenue streams and decapitating its key means of waging economic warfare. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 But, thus far, decapitating the regime has succeeded only in replacing one Ayatollah Khamenei with another. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026 After June 2025, when Israel (for 12 days) and the United States (for one) launched strikes aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear program and decapitating the IRGC leadership, Khamenei curtailed public appearances. — Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026 This isn’t the first time Mexico has taken a drug lord off the field, only to discover in short time that decapitating a cartel’s leadership doesn’t automatically translate into the organization’s collapse. — Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 At trial, a jury found the parents guilty of stabbing and decapitating the children. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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Manchester City are looking to wrap up their move for Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, while Tottenham Hotspur are aiming to bring in Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, with Richarlison heading in the other direction.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Many Floridians have been paying around the same price for gas throughout the summer, so there isn’t a lot of sticker shock heading into the holiday weekend.

— Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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In connection with the beheading threat, he was arrested on suspicion of making an interstate threatening communication.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
In the scene, massive logs strapped to a moving truck come undone and trigger multiple horrific deaths on a highway, with one log smashing through a state trooper’s car window and beheading him.

— Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

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