Ripped apart
Severed and ripped apart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Severed" instead an adjective phrase "Ripped apart".
Severed
Severed adjective - Detached by cutting.
Ripped apart and severed are semantically related. You can use "Ripped apart" instead an adjective "Severed".
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The career of a typical unsealed Terran Marine will typically mean getting ripped apart/severed by claws/fangs/energy blasts/psi blades/plasma blasts/explosions or just plain lead poisoning, so it's actually doing them a favor.
Source: Clingy Costume -
The original artwork for Autopsy's debut album Severed Survival features a man being ripped apart by hooks, with one of them stretching his tongue agonizingly far out of his body.
Source: Tongue Trauma
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