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 not only cleans and deodorizes, but also helps remove mineral deposit buildup.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
  • His team cleans and converts messy internal files—from handwritten field notes for commercial clients to exotic classified file formats for the government—so they can be searched safely inside a secure vector database.
    Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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  • The order does not legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use under federal law, but removes it from the classification of drugs like heroin, MDMA and LSD.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a tool that eliminates the need to bend or kneel to pull up weeds, and effectively removes the entire sprout according to shoppers, preventing the same plant from popping back up all summer.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2026.

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