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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  • Ospreay hit a second-rope torneo to the outside on Matt Jackson while Moxley cleaned Nick Jackson’t clock with a lariat.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • This can also be removed and cleaned further, if needed—just be sure to snap it back on correctly.
    Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 25 July 2026
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  • Their former leaders have been removed, and they’re now being run by a gay dictator facing internal divisions.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).
    Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
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“Gutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutted. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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