Definition of disembowelnext
as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

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Recent Examples of disembowel With encouragement from the Economic Freedom Fighters, a black nationalist party in South Africa inciting anti-white violence, the perpetrators would torture, rape, and disembowel their victims. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025 In the opposite of that scene’s vibe, Dina and Ellie then come across disemboweled, lynched people who’ve been killed by the Scars. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 5 May 2025 Citing a police affidavit, local KFOX 14 also reported that Victor Sr. was found with a slit throat, severe head injuries and several stab wounds in addition to being disemboweled. Sean Neumann, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025 If disembowelling a federal agency does somehow lead to higher reading and math scores, the federal workers who would have tracked this progress won’t be around to tell us about it. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disembowel
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  • Pearson said the district should rely on MSCS employees to clean schools instead of having to adopt annual contracts with outside vendors.
    Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Dirt, pet hair, and dust blend right in, while the durable synthetic fibers resist stains and are easy to clean.
    Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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  • But videos of the incident do not show Pretti brandishing a gun, and one video appears to show an officer removing a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Once clear, the groups installed malware by removing the hard drive and installing the software directly, replacing the hard drive with one preloaded with Ploutus, or connecting an external device, such as a thumb drive, to deploy the malware.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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  • Remember that the agency was effectively eviscerated for four years under the Biden administration, wide open borders.
    NBC news, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • First, an animal’s carcass is found, eviscerated in a way no predator could.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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