as in cleaning
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 disemboweling
Films that accompanied the curriculum also showed the Netsilik disemboweling a seal and carving up a caribou.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disemboweling
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The best lens cleaning services If your lens has persistent smudges, fungus on the inside of the lens or internal dust, professional cleaning may be necessary.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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When cleaning protocols break down, those germs can spread rapidly in close quarters.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Sheriff’s Office committed to removing tie-off points from its jails but has not yet completed those renovations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the new year, Musk welcomed Hegseth to a meeting at SpaceX headquarters, where Hegseth unveiled a new partnership with Grok, which lately had been spending most of its time removing the clothes of women and children in photographs.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Disemboweling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disemboweling. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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