eviscerated

Definition of evisceratednext
past tense of eviscerate
as in cleaned
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 eviscerated There may be a creative ceiling to watching scores of nameless inmates get inventively eviscerated, but thanks to its 11-minute segments, the ultraviolent comedy flies by. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 The match finished 5-1 to the visitors, who eviscerated Leeds in a second half which exposed their glass jaw and Championship fate. Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The conflict burst into public view when senior Republican senators eviscerated Noem at a hearing earlier this week. Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 And that, more or less, if usually not so eloquently delivered, was the canonical Fourth of July speech for a very long time, even if it was utterly eviscerated by Frederick Douglass in 1852. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Hiller had his detractors for much of the season, but survived every lull and disappointment until the Kings were eviscerated by the Edmonton Oilers, 8-1, on Thursday. Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026 Land and water at risk Home rule is eviscerated. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026 Remember that the agency was effectively eviscerated for four years under the Biden administration, wide open borders. NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026 First, an animal’s carcass is found, eviscerated in a way no predator could. Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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  • Instead, officials said he was moved to a mobile home in Dania Beach that was owned by an associate of Shlafman while the condo was cleaned and remodeled, and ID Investors paid $20,000 to stop foreclosure on the Hollywood property, the affidavit said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But many tech firms have cleaned house following the hiring craze.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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  • The previous bill would have also instituted a $35 co-pay for hospital inpatient stays, which has been removed in the committee substitution.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Eviscerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviscerated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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