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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  • This will prevent things from getting out of hand, making your deep cleans much more manageable.
    Molly Burford, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The facility, which would be a double unit, cleans after each use and deep cleans every hour, and is set to be open year-round.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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  • Mechanical thinning removes smaller trees and brush so forests are less crowded.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Fazio was shown how to use the grayscale mode on his phone, which removes the color, turning the screen to black-and-white.
    Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • 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
  • And if the Supreme Court makes an early enough ruling that guts the Voting Rights Act, that could allow a slew of Southern states to redraw their maps before 2026 as well.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Disembowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowels. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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