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also exorcized
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcised
That woman was shaking her body like she was being exorcised!
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Rima Parikh, Vulture, 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
Even as Flamengo exorcised those Libertadores demons with victory over Ecuador’s Athletico Paranaense the following year, Palmeiras returned to haunt them in the 2023 Supercopa do Brasil final, emerging victorious in a seven-goal thriller.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 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
Rima Parikh, Vulture, 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
Even as Flamengo exorcised those Libertadores demons with victory over Ecuador’s Athletico Paranaense the following year, Palmeiras returned to haunt them in the 2023 Supercopa do Brasil final, emerging victorious in a seven-goal thriller.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 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
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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By the 1970s, many of Lindsay’s policies were anchored more to his office and personality than to his party and were thus easily discarded upon executive turnover.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Somewhere beyond the brush, two frightened dogs — caught on video being dumped and abandoned — were still waiting, as if the person who left them might return.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shortly after the pursuit began, the suspects ditched the car in the 11100 block of Archwood Place and ran away from the officers.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Gigi Hadid ditched her signature blonde for her darkest hair ever.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Carolina Panthers lost the game but won a war Saturday night, rekindling the fervor that their fan base felt 10 years ago.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to organizers, the ICE Out for Good Rally in Columbia is calling on Howard County residents to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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