exorcised

verb

variants also exorcized
Definition of exorcisednext
past tense of exorcise
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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  1. discarded
  2. eliminated
  3. eradicated
  4. removed
  5. dumped
  6. lost
  7. shed
Verb
  • All affected products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Malone entered his postgame news conference minutes later, crumpled up a copy of the box score and discarded it in the nearest trash can.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of discarded
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  • Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.
    — Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • New York isn’t technically eliminated, but that will happen soon.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of eliminated
Verb
  • Ferrari’s unhealthy reputation for muddling their decisions looked to have been eradicated last year in Fred Vasseur’s first season as team principal, but the issue has reared its head again over the opening two races of 2025.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.
    — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of eradicated
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  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    — Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    — Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • That’s when a series of storms dumped a significant amount of rain in Northern California, lifting water levels across the region.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • The Blue Jays lost the game by 1 run (in extras).
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Up in Scotland, meanwhile, marbles were lost as Rangers, who played most of the match with 10 men after an early red card for defender Robin Propper, hung on through a goalless battle with Athletic Club.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of lost
Verb
  • Myers' wife found him in the couple's Calhoun County shed, which had been the backdrop to their wedding 15 months earlier.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Before Festa’s outing Friday, the Twins’ rotation ranked 26th in MLB with a 5.12 ERA, but the front office is likely to show patience with Paddack after choosing not to shed his $7.5 million salary via trade this offseason.
    — Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of shed
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