as in to clean
to take the internal organs out of the ancient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them

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Recent Examples of eviscerate While one-time attorney Kelly sought to eviscerate Lively and spent quite a bit of time rehashing the case, the actress’ people did the branding equivalent of a shrug. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 The real truth is that lying is not eviscerated. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 Does The Studio eviscerate Hollywood enough for everyone’s tastes? Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025 Years later, Tropic Thunder maintains its reputation as a fearlessly politically incorrect comedy and eviscerating send-up of Hollywood. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eviscerate
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  • The removable insulation liner makes for easy water dumping and cleaning, even if the fabric does have a few folds and creases in the corners.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The agency said if animals are exposed to the blooms, they can be cleaned with tap water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The latest ruling for Google in the company's antitrust case will likely remove any overhang for Alphabet shares, Piper Sandler wrote Thursday.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Eviscerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerate. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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