gutted

Definition of guttednext
past tense of gut
as in cleaned
to take the internal organs out of you'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it

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

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