eviscerating

present participle of eviscerate
as in cleaning
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 eviscerating The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Springsteen kicked off the tour in Minneapolis with a series of speeches eviscerating the president and his administration. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 The Thunder are incredible, their arena is deafening and their defense is eviscerating. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women. Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 This week, Lil Baby has more than a few outtakes, Luke Combs gets the girl dads teary-eyed, and GloRilla is eviscerating her doubters. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2025 Not surprisingly, each went on to have dominant seasons, eviscerating their competition in doing so. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Years later, Tropic Thunder maintains its reputation as a fearlessly politically incorrect comedy and eviscerating send-up of Hollywood. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 Sitting in a room full of pretentious ex-friends and mentally eviscerating them all is a universal human experience. Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviscerating
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  • Westerheide said that since the review, the county has repeatedly tried to remove dogs before cleaning kennels, but staff haven’t been able to find somewhere to keep them during the process.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Daily and routine cleaning should include cleaning your portafilter, group head, and steam wand.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Eviscerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerating. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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