as in to clean
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 disembowel Then Morita failed to disembowel himself before he, too, was decapitated. Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 After the guy on the X-cross is a Super Bowl Weeknd being disemboweled. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 Later, the mother tried to murder the 6-year-old child, including trying to disembowel her, the bill said. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024 But by the end of season three, the first Noir would meet his end, being disemboweled by Homelander for failing to tell his leader and friend that Soldier Boy was the Seven’s leader’s father. Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for disembowel
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  • The employee returned to clean the bathroom about 20 minutes later and saw Lawrence leave the stall.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, there’s no hiding from the person cleaning your toilet, vacuuming under your couch, and taking out your trash.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • In other instances, including the president's attempt to invoke the wartime Alien Enemies Act to remove certain migrants, judges have issued temporary restraining orders that prevent enforcement of a policy, typically for 14 days, to allow for further proceedings.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
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  • Suing also may spark a backlash, eviscerating any user adoption gains.
    Dan Primack, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
  • One example is a 63-year-old agency created by Congress, codified in law and eviscerated by Trump in a matter of days.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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