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 There may be a creative ceiling to watching scores of nameless inmates get inventively eviscerated, but thanks to its 11-minute segments, the ultraviolent comedy flies by. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 The match finished 5-1 to the visitors, who eviscerated Leeds in a second half which exposed their glass jaw and Championship fate. Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The conflict burst into public view when senior Republican senators eviscerated Noem at a hearing earlier this week. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 And that, more or less, if usually not so eloquently delivered, was the canonical Fourth of July speech for a very long time, even if it was utterly eviscerated by Frederick Douglass in 1852. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Hiller had his detractors for much of the season, but survived every lull and disappointment until the Kings were eviscerated by the Edmonton Oilers, 8-1, on Thursday. Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026 Land and water at risk Home rule is eviscerated. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 Remember that the agency was effectively eviscerated for four years under the Biden administration, wide open borders. NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026 First, an animal’s carcass is found, eviscerated in a way no predator could. Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviscerated
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  • If your area experiences cold winters, bring them indoors in autumn, either emptied of their annuals, cleaned and stored, or still housing tropicals, evergreens or herbs, and treat them as houseplants over winter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Some clothes and shoes on the bottom floor were salvaged and have been sent to be cleaned.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
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  • In 2024, insurgents led by now-interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham marched to Damascus and removed Assad from power.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • On the court, though, Tatum has not looked like a player who is less than a year removed from Achilles surgery.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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