EXORCISED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

exorcised

verb

variants also exorcized

Definition of exorcised next

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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Recent Examples of exorcised Now, with the burden of history lifted and the demons of past Masters Sundays exorcised, McIlroy exudes a freedom his past steps around this place did not enjoy. —

Justin Ray, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. —

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Medfield already exorcised those demons with Nauset by routing it in the state semifinal, 5-0, but still has one more to go for its first state title since 2016. —

Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. —

Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. —

Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. —

Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 At the very least, something is being purged or exorcised here; some intergenerational score is being settled, some deep resentment being aired, if only in perilous play. —

Catherine Nicholson, The New York Review of Books, 9 Oct. 2025

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Once the fibers appear flattened, coated with dust, or no longer attract particles, they should be discarded.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
About 16 different gloves were located and analyzed, but authorities later said most of them were actually worn and discarded by earlier search parties scouring the area for Guthrie.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026