variants
also exorcize
as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary
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Recent Examples of exorcise
Her blank-canvas stare allowed viewers to more easily project their experiences onto her, and perhaps even exorcise their frustrations through Mary’s problems.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.
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Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2026
Flash-forwards bookending each episode promise, eventually, Niall finds a way to exorcize his shame.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.
—
Dan Kois,
Pitchfork,
17 May 2026
Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday.
—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2026
Flash-forwards bookending each episode promise, eventually, Niall finds a way to exorcize his shame.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exorcise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.
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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.
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And now is looking to dump salary and rebuild yet again.
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Bird baths should be dumped and refilled every few days, too.
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There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.
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The port attributed the declines to shippers wanting to unload cargo at a first or second port call to get ahead of any tariff deadlines.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.
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But every time Panama loses possession, Croatia is ready to take up residence in the attacking third.
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The shelf-stable meals are designed to help families whose children lose access to school lunches during the summer months.
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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