exorcised

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exorcised But with Gausman once again watching Saturday, the Jays exorcised their demons. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 These agents of chaos must be exorcized from our nation without apology and without compromise. Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
Verb
  • Many had long since grown tired of the rules by the time they were discarded in 2023.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To remove the pulp from the seeds, use a spoon or butter knife to scrape the pulp, separating it from the seeds, which may be discarded.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Padres were eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round, and because of Wrigley Field's century-old accommodations, the umpire crew was forced to exit the game through the visitors' dugout immediately after San Diego's season had come to a screeching halt.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The annual total – now up to 1,563 cases since January – is the highest by a significant margin since measles was declared eliminated in the US a quarter-century ago.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lead poisoning, all but eradicated in the West, still harms millions of children in the developing world, with lead-acid battery recycling a key culprit.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In his letter to the district, Lindstrom said that despite multiple requests to have the carpet removed, the flea infestation became so severe that parents were afraid to send their children to school, and those that did suffered from flea bites.
    JENNAH PENDLETON, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There is one manuscript, and this has several sections removed, perhaps ones that were extreme in their hostility to Christianity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nation eventually lost its foothold on the lake, which became polluted in the 19th and 20th centuries as industries dumped mercury, salt and other contaminants into the water.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That it was dumped in spring training was another step toward the homogenization of the Yankees with the rest of the league.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Garza played so well in camp two years ago that the Wolves jettisoned a plan to carry 14 players into the season and kept him as the 15th guy.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Nike jettisoned nearly one-third of its sustainability workforce in 2024, then parted ways with its top sustainability executive in September.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Scarlet Knights won their first three games of the season, but have lost two straight since conference play began.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Texans lost the ball on downs at the Central 28.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Duke also proposed new natural gas plants, like in Vermillion County, Indiana, and the Sierra Club noted the utility has ditched plans to build out renewable energy.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Heat ditched Kyle Anderson and Kevin Love in a three-team deal to acquire guard Norman Powell from the LA Clippers to bolster their backcourt within a wide-open Eastern Conference.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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