eviscerated

past tense of eviscerate
as in cleaned
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 eviscerated In that, both teams played their best players and Houston’s defensive line eviscerated the Panthers’ offensive line. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026 Then, fourth-round pick Colbie Young eviscerated Bears cornerback Dontae Manning off the line of scrimmage and separated into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Our farmers were paying tremendous tariffs into Canada, and those tariffs are going to be totally eviscerated. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Lasting more than 10 minutes, the image begins eviscerated of scale and depth before slowly recovering a figure-ground relationship — from a smudgy surface to be contemplated to an image of a body moving through a landscape. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Book review sections are evaporating; NPR has been eviscerated; and social media followings no longer seem to be reliably converting into book sales. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Barton’s work has been eviscerated by scholars, but this has hardly dented his popularity. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Citrus greening has eviscerated Florida’s citrus production over the past two decades. — Paul Meador, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviscerated
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  • An original European chandelier, once in the dining room, has been meticulously cleaned and preserved.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their report recommended that indoor spaces be cleaned by professionals with experience removing asbestos and that residents not reoccupy those spaces until after they had been cleared.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Abascal was removed from the building on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance before she was driven away from the neighborhood.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since production has never been transparent about exactly what went down during her surgery, Kari has only her blurry memory combined with the accounts of cameramen who were in the operating room documenting it — until they were removed.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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