disembowels

Definition of disembowelsnext
present tense third-person singular of disembowel
as in cleans
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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  • The Slushi’s removable parts are dishwasher safe, and there’s a rinse setting that cleans off the metal cooling element in a snap.
    Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Heavy weights dropped after power cleans or dead lifts bounce vertically rather than side to side.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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  • Din removes his helmet to say goodbye to Grogu, and the child goes off with Luke to train as a Jedi.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • This single-sensor approach removes the need for the complex calibration typically required when combining separate lidar and camera systems.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
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  • What most of us know is a relationship that goes sour, and the one that guts you the most is a love that goes wrong.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Disembowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowels. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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