gutted

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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  • Toilet bowls need to be cleaned.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Hummingbird feeders should be cleaned once every two to five days.
    Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Witt — who started at shortstop — was removed from the game with low-back spasms.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Gutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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