Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guillotine
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The move indicated Rafael Devers could be headed for a position change, but Devers took a hard stance on playing third base when speaking to reporters at the start of spring training.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The two are headed to trial in New York in March 2026.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Just last month, Islamist ADF terrorists, who want the eastern part of the country to become a Muslim Caliphate, rounded up 70 Christians and beheaded them – in a church.—
Paul Tilsley,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Members of Daesh, a terror organization, beheaded the 21 men on the beach and then posted the photographs in Dabiq, its propaganda magazine.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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Along these tracks, legend has it, a widow still searches for the remains of her husband, a railroad worker decapitated in an accident.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Dies After Getting Pulled Into Wood Chipper While Working, Officials Say Lynne Ladner, the Town Manager of Ocean Ridge, shared in a news conference that the landscaper went head first into the wood chipper up to his shoulders, which resulted in him being decapitated by the machine.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Guillotine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotine. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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