Thesaurus results for EVISCERATING

eviscerating

verb

present participle of eviscerate

as in cleaning

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 eviscerating Lyle Ashton Harris’s performance on the roof of the Aspen Art Museum later that night, however, abounded with flow, to emotionally eviscerating effect. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The same is true of Shannon’s gift for eviscerating quips and Feimster’s talent for proudly shouting inappropriate things, both on full display. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Springsteen kicked off the tour in Minneapolis with a series of speeches eviscerating the president and his administration. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 The Thunder are incredible, their arena is deafening and their defense is eviscerating. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 May 2026 Arcangela Tarabotti, a seventeenth-century Venetian nun who was put into a convent against her will, wrote a critique of coerced enclosure that begins by eviscerating the idea that men are by nature superior to women. — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026 This week, Lil Baby has more than a few outtakes, Luke Combs gets the girl dads teary-eyed, and GloRilla is eviscerating her doubters. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2025 Not surprisingly, each went on to have dominant seasons, eviscerating their competition in doing so. — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 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

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Other ways to prevent cockroaches with baking soda are to utilize it as a cleaning agent.

— Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026
The only thing better than a cozy fireplace is one that doesn’t need, soot, wood, or chimney cleaning.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026

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