decollated

past tense of decollate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollated
Verb
  • But when the staffer returned 15 minutes later, according to Campbell, the carcass had been decapitated.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Later that day, a park staff member discovered someone had decapitated the deceased sea lion, NOAA wrote in a news release posted Tuesday.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For that, John the Baptist was ultimately beheaded.
    Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.
    Maxwell Millington, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
  • At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Several botanic gardens, such as South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rolling Hills Estates and the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, have tulip and bulb gardens — the Huntington plants them in its famous rose garden to create filler color after the roses are pruned.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Prune As Needed Some vegetables won’t need to be pruned at all in indoor setups.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Decollated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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