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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembowel
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Her goal in including hygiene items and cleaning supplies in the pantry is to ensure families don’t need to choose between nutrition and other forms of self-care, Ortega said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Depending on how often your household uses your microwave, the inside should be cleaned at least once a week with dish soap and hot water on a microfiber cloth.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My son removes his shoes and socks and joins me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Between the black skeletons of still-standing trees, black burn holes showed where the root systems of others had been eviscerated.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Trump has eviscerated the Office for Civil Rights, the avenue through which Jewish students once pursued legal protection.—
James Druckman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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