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behead

verb

bi-ˈhed

Definition of behead

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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Recent Examples of behead Thousands were murdered, hundreds were kidnapped, innocent civilians were beheaded, and women were raped. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Among them was a Nipmuc war leader named Matoonas, who was tied to a tree, shot to death, then beheaded. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 When their younger son told them Daniel was watching beheading videos online, the Fischers hit their breaking point. — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Wildlife experts believe the marine mammal was beheaded post-mortem by someone. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 Gross was suspected of a gruesome murder of Ying Li, an employee at a massage parlor who was beheaded in her Northland apartment. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 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

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The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
As more shoppers and restaurants look for that kind of proof, Von Miller’s chicken farm could end up being an early example of where the meat aisle is headed.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

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