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 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 The day before, 22-year-old Jan Ullrich had eviscerated his opponents in a 55km time trial in and around Saint-Etienne. Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 July 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 Records found 100 miles away In 45 seconds, the tornado all but eviscerated the hospital. Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 In a matter of weeks, many companies had eviscerated their DEI programs. Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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  • Legacy databases are notoriously fragmented, proprietary data is rarely cleaned or standardized, and cybersecurity protocols surrounding corporate intellectual property remain a massive liability.
    Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The coffin was covered with mud, and, before bringing it inside his house, Luwi cleaned it off with a bucket of water and a sponge.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With Boone removed from the contest and the Blue Jays already up a run, Kirk spoiled Bradley Hanner’s major league debut with a solo homer in the eighth inning.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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