disemboweled

Definition of disembowelednext
past tense of disembowel
as in cleaned
to take the internal organs out of ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

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Recent Examples of disemboweled The maximum penalty for treason against the king at that time was to be hung by the neck until the edge of death, then disemboweled and torn into four pieces — while still alive. William Doyle, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025 That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • Depending on how often your household uses your microwave, the inside should be cleaned at least once a week with dish soap and hot water on a microfiber cloth.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
  • These masks can be used multiple times if cleaned and kept in a dry place.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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  • Law enforcement officers had removed the mouth of the irrigation tube diverting water from a nearby creek, but all the piping remained.
    Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • By Wednesday morning, investigators had left the residence, the scene was cleared, and police tape had been removed.
    Bradford Betz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Disemboweled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disemboweled. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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