Definition of evisceratenext
as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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Recent Examples of eviscerate The decision eviscerated the Enforcement Acts. Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 Between the black skeletons of still-standing trees, black burn holes showed where the root systems of others had been eviscerated. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Trump has eviscerated the Office for Civil Rights, the avenue through which Jewish students once pursued legal protection. James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 Legal Defense Fund; Politico via AP The conservative-majority Supreme Court will consider whether to eviscerate a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act today in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana. Christian Orozco, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eviscerate
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  • Gently clean the seal regularly baking soda or dish soap to remove mold and keep it flexible.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Cream of Tartar & Lemon Juice Paste Like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, cream of tartar and lemon shockingly has cleaning and brightening properties that are effective for lifting dirt and stains off grout lines.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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  • Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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