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Recent Examples of disembowel
Mann did omit the fact that de Portago was also disemboweled.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Tew died in the Red Sea in September 1695, when he was disemboweled by a cannonball.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Once the chalky fungal plug is ripped apart, the infected and disemboweled cicada flies around, raining down fluffy, brown spores.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Researchers initially thought that the giant claw was used for disemboweling its prey, but now believe it was used for stabbing and slashing them.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2023
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Tew died in the Red Sea in September 1695, when he was disemboweled by a cannonball.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Once the chalky fungal plug is ripped apart, the infected and disemboweled cicada flies around, raining down fluffy, brown spores.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Researchers initially thought that the giant claw was used for disemboweling its prey, but now believe it was used for stabbing and slashing them.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembowel
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Look through your connections and spring clean your account.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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When Jorgenson moved out of the home, a cleaning crew filmed the property and noted that the bedroom carpet had been removed and there was a large stain on the wooden floorboards, court records show.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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With a strike removed from the equation, at least in the short term, those extra costs won’t be implemented.William Gavin, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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Campbell Puckett, known online as Pookie, began the new year by getting surgery to remove pre-cancer.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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If the Lions just played straight man coverage across the board, they would have gotten eviscerated.Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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One such outpost is home to a Knesset member from Smotrich’s party, Simcha Rothman, a key figure in the government’s effort to eviscerate Israel’s judicial system.Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Disembowel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowel. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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