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 the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 Her body was decapitated and eviscerated. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Those many months of combat have left Hamas severely weakened, with its leadership eviscerated and its military capabilities crippled. Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025 But that cheaper investment has largely been eviscerated, according to a cadre of sports bankers CNBC interviewed. Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 The real truth is that lying is not eviscerated. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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  • Considerations Before Getting Started While many upholstered chairs can be cleaned with water, others require special solvents or cleaning products.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fabrics are shredded, cleaned, and spun into new yarn.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Former People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning, also named in the statement, was removed from the national legislature last month, along with three other PLA generals.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The documentary, produced by independent company Hoyo Films, aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer in February before being removed from the streaming platform five days later amid growing questions about the contributors’ backgrounds.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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