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as in entrails
the internal organs of the body
unpleasant memories of having to examine the innards of a frog for science class
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as in interior
an interior or internal part
consumers are warned against poking around in the innards of the air conditioner
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Recent Examples of innards
Gaze up at certain species from below, and you’ll be treated to an aquarium of innards: a beating heart, a matrix of bones, the shimmering silhouette of the gut.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2022
When their environment gets too stressful, many bacteria stuff some of their innards into ultratough packets called spores, which shut down and wait—potentially for centuries—for things to improve.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
Seismic waves plunge through Earth’s innards before being detected by surface seismometers.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Rinse turkey in a large bowl of water set in sink, removing any innards, and pat dry.
—Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2022
When their environment gets too stressful, many bacteria stuff some of their innards into ultratough packets called spores, which shut down and wait—potentially for centuries—for things to improve.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
Seismic waves plunge through Earth’s innards before being detected by surface seismometers.
—Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Rinse turkey in a large bowl of water set in sink, removing any innards, and pat dry.
—Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innards
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In one scene Dahmer goes fishing and, while learning to gut his catch, squeezes the entrails between his fingers and watches them ooze.—
Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
18 Oct. 2022
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Art the Clown likes to play with people’s entrails.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
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Thiébaud was juggling trying to find a bed at the nearby hospital for Twain to claim before coordinating the airlift — all while keeping an eye on her dropping vitals.—
Julia Moore,
Peoplemag,
30 Jan. 2023
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Nurses came to her North Carolina private school to practice taking vitals, which included weighing in front of the entire class.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2023
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“Innards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innards. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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