evisceration
Americannoun
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the act or process of removing internal organs, especially from the torso.
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an act or instance of depriving something of vital or essential parts.
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Surgery. an act or instance of removing an organ or the contents of an organ from the body.
Example Sentences
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There were former Australia internationals remarking how impressed they were by England's bowling, and writers sharpening their knives for an evisceration of the home team.
From BBC
At the heart of Lamar’s surgical evisceration of Drake’s brand of artistry is a question all creatives must ask of themselves at some point: What am I doing this for?
From Los Angeles Times
The most important of Kennedy’s initiatives was his evisceration of ACIP.
From Los Angeles Times
So the evisceration of TikTok will not necessarily destroy an artist's ability to reach audiences.
From Salon
This was New York Magazine’s issue of June 8, 1970, which led with Tom Wolfe’s gleeful 25,000-word evisceration of a party that had been held at Bernstein’s Park Avenue apartment that January.
From New York Times
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