Thesaurus results for DISEMBOWELED

disemboweled

verb

past tense of disembowel

as in cleaned

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 disemboweled 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

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Verb

Chris made a third and cleaned the play up.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Or tie the decorative touches together with this area rug from textile brand Loloi—its neutral pattern won’t pull focus from the rest of your decor and can be easily cleaned with a hose.

— Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026