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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guillotine
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Pop into the National Museum of African American Music and the Ryman Auditorium before heading back to Bobby Nashville, where Backyard Sessions, a free summer rooftop music series, is the perfect way to wrap up your girls’ trip.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025 -
And with perhaps 40% of all devices manufactured overseas, they’re likely headed for a heavy hit that will ripple out through device manufacturers, hospitals, insurers and the millions of people whose health relies on them.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Law stars as the Tudor King Henry VIII while Vikander plays Katharine, the sixth wife of the infamous historical figure who cast two of the wives out and beheaded two others, while another one of his wives died in childbirth.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Six weeks later, on July 28, Cromwell was beheaded on Tower Hill.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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But far from decapitating the far right, this ruling – that followed a guilty verdict on embezzlement charges – could actually strengthen it by fueling populist grievances and accelerating the rebranding of Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Guillotine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guillotine. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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