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Recent Examples of decapitateWomen and girls are being raped, children forced into armed gangs, and elderly citizens are being targeted, shot, decapitated and burned.—Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025 Atlas and axis vertebrae — located under the skull and in the neck — were also found with cut marks, indicating that some of the victims had been decapitated.—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024 With Russia embroiled in the war with Ukraine, Hezbollah decapitated and battered by the Israel Defense Forces, and Iran struggling with domestic matters and international prestige loss, the rebels likely saw an ideal time to strike.—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 Hezbollah has been decapitated, its top echelons wiped out, and thousands of its fighters are incapacitated or dead.—Noah Rothman, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for decapitate
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