eviscerated

Definition of evisceratednext
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 After Gobert eviscerated Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on Tuesday for the second time in four days with a 13-point, 16-rebound destruction in Minnesota’s 122-94 victory, the Heat left Target Center humbled by one of the league’s most polarizing players. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Who cares you were eviscerated at the polls and recently quit your job? Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025 The Panthers got eviscerated by Mayfield in their most recent meeting, when the QB had five touchdown passes in a 48-14 win in the penultimate week of the 2024 season. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviscerated
Verb
  • Synthetic coats can tolerate more washing, though far less than everyday clothing, and faux fur should never be washed—only spot-cleaned.
    Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The material is now being cleaned and studied at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Vernal, where visitors can watch the preparation process in the museum’s fossil lab.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Social workers will give the suitcases to children who are removed from home or moved from place to place, kids who travel on field trips, or reunite with family.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • He was removed by federal agents, who made entry into the residence and took the person to an ambulance.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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