抉り出す

えぐりだす【抉り出す】

〔取り出す〕 cut [gouge, dig, scrape, scoop] out; remove [take out] 《a growth》; 〔暴(_あば)いて明らかにする〕 bring to the surface; bring up; reveal.

●彼の腕に残った銃弾をナイフでえぐり出した. I cut out [removed] the bullet that was still in his arm.

・この記事は現代日本の真の問題点をえぐり出している. This article reveals [brings to light] the true problems of contemporary Japan.