beheaded

past tense of behead
as in headed
to cut off the head of Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth

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Recent Examples of beheaded Red Path, which world premiered at Locarno, revolves around a shepherd boy who is traumatized when his teenager cousin is beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in front of him. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024 Durkin flipped on his television and saw an image of his longtime friend kneeling in the sand moments before he was beheaded. Shaun Chornonroff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024 Some had beheaded assassins after death and had their heads sewn inside pig carcasses. Paul A. Kramer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2017 During the last festival in 2019, as many as 250,000 creatures were beheaded, according to animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI). Chad De Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 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. EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024

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“Beheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheaded. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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