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 While one-time attorney Kelly sought to eviscerate Lively and spent quite a bit of time rehashing the case, the actress’ people did the branding equivalent of a shrug. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 The real truth is that lying is not eviscerated. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Does The Studio eviscerate Hollywood enough for everyone’s tastes? Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025 Years later, Tropic Thunder maintains its reputation as a fearlessly politically incorrect comedy and eviscerating send-up of Hollywood. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eviscerate
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  • Police also believe Lawson tried to clean the scene.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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