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Recent Examples of disemboweled
Self, who was also 25, was later found by his neighbor nearly disemboweled.
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Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2026
Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.
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María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Florida recently disemboweled college-level sociology textbooks.
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Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
The maximum penalty for treason against the king at that time was to be hung by the neck until the edge of death, then disemboweled and torn into four pieces — while still alive.
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William Doyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Dec. 2025
That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2026
Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.
—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Florida recently disemboweled college-level sociology textbooks.
—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
The maximum penalty for treason against the king at that time was to be hung by the neck until the edge of death, then disemboweled and torn into four pieces — while still alive.
—
William Doyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Dec. 2025
That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disemboweled
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Heavy spills or splatters should always be cleaned right away.
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Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.
Verb
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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“Disemboweled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disemboweled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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