decollating

verb

present participle of decollate
as in decapitating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decollating
  1. decapitating
  2. beheading
  3. pruning
  4. heading
  5. shortening
  6. trimming
Verb
  • After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Trump took hostilities to a new level during his second term, launching strikes on land and at sea and ultimately decapitating the government.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Definition of decapitating
Verb
  • Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • D'Arcy and Matt Smith address the aftermath of Jace's death and that beheading.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of beheading
Verb
  • So, pruning overgrown shrubs and keeping grass mowed will reduce their hiding spots.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
  • Avoid planting, transplanting, fertilizing, or unnecessary pruning during heat waves.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026
Definition of pruning
Verb
  • The eagles — and occasionally their chicks — could be seen on Friends of Big Bear Valley’s livestream heading into Sunday evening.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush).
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of heading
Verb
  • While anagen duration is largely inherited, factors like nutrition, stress, and hormones significantly influence hair health and loss, with androgens notably shortening scalp hair's growth phase.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The changes allow some large IPOs to become eligible for the Nasdaq-100 after just 15 trading days, dramatically shortening what had historically been a far longer waiting period.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 27 June 2026
Definition of shortening
Verb
  • Conviction should not prevent an investor from trimming or exiting once the valuation has absorbed the catalyst.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of trimming
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“Decollating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decollating. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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