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also exorcize
as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcise
Many framed the arson wave as an extension of the riots of the Sixties, alleging that black incendiaries had burned their own homes to collect welfare or to exorcise some pathology.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
And the Nuggets now have to exorcise the demons of last year’s Game 7 against Minnesota.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gregory argued that Magdalene should be understood as highly sinful, referring to a story, in the Book of Luke, in which Jesus exorcised seven demons from her body.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Everyone loves a redemption story, and this journey gives Notre Dame a chance to exorcise a few demons, most notably, against TCU in the Sweet 16.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
And the Nuggets now have to exorcise the demons of last year’s Game 7 against Minnesota.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Gregory argued that Magdalene should be understood as highly sinful, referring to a story, in the Book of Luke, in which Jesus exorcised seven demons from her body.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Everyone loves a redemption story, and this journey gives Notre Dame a chance to exorcise a few demons, most notably, against TCU in the Sweet 16.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
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With widespread vaccination, which led to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000, SSPE has virtually disappeared in the US.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Make a list, then systematically eliminate or replace each item.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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In mahjong, four players draw and discard tiles with different suits, numbers and Chinese characters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Taking the time to invest in people-centric practices in your workplace and eradicate old norms that are no longer serving us is a critical skill of 21st-century leaders.—
Ellen Whitlock Baker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now with the barriers to entry to publishing information largely eradicated by social media and technology, such alliances may not be as immediately essential.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media platforms, including YouTube and X, have begun removing videos of the attack.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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An investigation by corruption specialist lawyer Natalia Volosin, published in Noticias magazine, sheds further light on businessman Leonardo Scatturice's dealings.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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How does this series shed new light on the day-to-day lives of deaf people?—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Widely believed to be one of two starters the Dodgers will jettison once the playoffs arrive, Sheehan (6-3) at least wants to make the decision a tough one.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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This growth is jettisoned by EV sales and China is at the forefront.—
Hughey Newsome,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kendall Jenner has ditched her clothes for multiple Calvin Klein underwear campaigns and has been working with the brand for years.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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That's the general summary of the argument insider Robert Murray of FanSided made on Monday, when suggesting that the slugger could ditch Philadelphia for one of his former clubs.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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For years, the expanse of dirt and weeds had served as a convenient location for locals to dump trash.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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