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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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Amazon is eliminating a program that allows members of its Prime subscription program to share free shipping benefits with people outside their household.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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By connecting these functions early, brands cut time-to-market, eliminate costly sampling cycles and align design decisions with both market demand and sustainability goals.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 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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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Israel's government says the offensive is aimed at eradicating Hamas, which still holds Israeli hostages.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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Following intense backlash from conservatives, the graphic was removed, and the museum issued an apology.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope won the Power of Veto competition this week and removed herself from the block.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
4 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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There was a group of men, all of them in fear of retribution from the Union, who were jettisoning for Mexico, to build a life that accorded with their beliefs and to seek great fortune while doing so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Martel jettisons multiple drones into the sky overlooking the Chuschagasta native landscape in northern Argentina, acquiring the effect first of zoomed-in satellite footage, then of something more voyeuristic and frightening, adopting the viewpoint of colonialism itself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Those agreements provide a significant source of revenue for Google and broad access to its services, although the company had proposed ditching those contracts as a potential remedy in the case.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dexter has borrowed Prater’s yacht to dump his body into the East River.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The season will detail 10 different cases, including a Las Vegas journalist ambushed outside his residence, a body dumped in a NYC tunnel, and a mission to discover the identity of a victim found in the East River.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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