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also exorcizing
as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcising
Before exorcizing their demons from tournaments past.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Turn the calendar ahead six weeks, and the Tigers were at the Tsongas Center on Saturday, exorcising two years worth of frustration.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Yeah, exorcising that demon of just kind of singing about it, putting it on paper, and then just kind of exhaling and let that go, that's an important process.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Meant to sound ritualistic, Micay viewed the drums as a soundtrack for Henry exorcizing his demons.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
My experiment was about more than exorcising the demons of my inbox.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
The Mets spent last autumn exorcising demons and this fall conjuring new ones to take their place.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Normally, a video of your favorite singer ferociously digging a hole in the ground in a grassy meadow and then screaming into the void as if exorcising a demon would be cause for concern.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Anthony is feeling more confident after exorcizing his demons at the villa and reconnecting with his passion for cooking.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Turn the calendar ahead six weeks, and the Tigers were at the Tsongas Center on Saturday, exorcising two years worth of frustration.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Yeah, exorcising that demon of just kind of singing about it, putting it on paper, and then just kind of exhaling and let that go, that's an important process.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Meant to sound ritualistic, Micay viewed the drums as a soundtrack for Henry exorcizing his demons.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
My experiment was about more than exorcising the demons of my inbox.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
The Mets spent last autumn exorcising demons and this fall conjuring new ones to take their place.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Normally, a video of your favorite singer ferociously digging a hole in the ground in a grassy meadow and then screaming into the void as if exorcising a demon would be cause for concern.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Anthony is feeling more confident after exorcizing his demons at the villa and reconnecting with his passion for cooking.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcising
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Fillman and his diving instructor tapped into their survival instincts by dumping their heavy diving gear and tanks and tying themselves together with their remaining gear to prevent them from drifting apart.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Polls show voters give him poor marks on the issue and are leaning toward dumping his Republican allies in the forthcoming midterm congressional elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gaff agreed, and ultimately sampled a few flavors while discarding each piece of gum into small cups with lids, the outlet reported.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Refresh plants in fall by harvesting and discarding the outer leaves to initiate new growth.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Hauler has no cab (essentially a self-driving platform) and is designed for 40-foot and 53-foot shipping containers and runs dock-to-dock—unloading at the destination rather than dropping a trailer and leaving.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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First there was Lil Baby and Gunna, turning his melodies into a radio rap format by ditching the idiosyncrasies.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Designed with a button-less collar, this polo shirt is polished without ditching comfort.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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Boston has not won a playoff series since, finishing last in back-to-back years before returning to the postseason last season and losing to the Yankees in the wild-card round.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Winning is obviously much more fun than losing, but losing is part of it.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Exorcising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcising. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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