as in to head
to cut off the head of
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth
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During the last festival in 2019, as many as 250,000 creatures were beheaded, according to animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI).
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Back at Lallybroch, Claire and Jamie maneuver the shocked reactions of his family as Claire calmly shares her intel on how this upcoming revolution will result in the rich being persecuted and the king and queen being beheaded.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Everyone knows that Lady Jane Grey — brilliant, Protestant, and a legitimate claimant to the throne as a niece of Henry VIII — was queen of England for nine entire days, deposed to make way for Henry’s eldest surviving child Mary Tudor, and subsequently beheaded for treason.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Earlier this year, a man in Pennsylvania beheaded his federal-employee father and called on others to kill federal employees.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
An identical statue has been seen in Detroit, Nevada and Portland, Oregon, where it was beheaded soon after it was erected.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The twist of the knife that unleashes Sienna's retributive fury is a revelation that the gruesome pair killed, beheaded, and seemingly stripped the flesh from Jonathan's skull.
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—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The same month, Kennedy’s daughter Kick recounted a story about her father beheading a dead whale and strapping it to the top of his minivan for a five-hour drive.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Back at Lallybroch, Claire and Jamie maneuver the shocked reactions of his family as Claire calmly shares her intel on how this upcoming revolution will result in the rich being persecuted and the king and queen being beheaded.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Everyone knows that Lady Jane Grey — brilliant, Protestant, and a legitimate claimant to the throne as a niece of Henry VIII — was queen of England for nine entire days, deposed to make way for Henry’s eldest surviving child Mary Tudor, and subsequently beheaded for treason.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
Earlier this year, a man in Pennsylvania beheaded his federal-employee father and called on others to kill federal employees.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
An identical statue has been seen in Detroit, Nevada and Portland, Oregon, where it was beheaded soon after it was erected.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The twist of the knife that unleashes Sienna's retributive fury is a revelation that the gruesome pair killed, beheaded, and seemingly stripped the flesh from Jonathan's skull.
Want more movie news?
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The same month, Kennedy’s daughter Kick recounted a story about her father beheading a dead whale and strapping it to the top of his minivan for a five-hour drive.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Behead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behead. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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