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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First, your nail should be cleaned and prepped.—
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Maintenance Hamster cages should be cleaned often.—
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20 Apr. 2026
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Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.—
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Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.—
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Flow Space,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Gutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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