decollated

verb

past tense of decollate
as in decapitated

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  1. beheaded
  2. shortened
  3. headed
  4. pruned
Verb
  • The next morning, the officers’ bodies are found, beheaded, lying in pools of their own blood.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His unprecedented February arrest was the first of a royal since 1649, when King Charles I was beheaded for high treason.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of beheaded
Verb
  • In two of the last three years, Burrow’s season was shortened due to injury.
    — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just shortened it, to herald a new professional chapter.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortened
Verb
  • This year, as the fall film-festival season begins, the narrative around Venice, Telluride, and Toronto is less about the films headed to each event—and more about the films that aren’t.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Lindsay Clancy trial may be headed for a mistrial if jurors remain deadlocked in the Massachusetts mother’s murder trial.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of headed
Verb
  • They can be pruned as early as fall and as late as spring before new growth starts.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond this zone, vegetation should be pruned, thinned and adequately spaced to avoid flames easily spreading.
    — John Abatzoglou, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pruned
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“Decollated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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