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Recent Examples of exorcism
Given that Hathaway plays Mary not as an entitled diva but a tremulous mess, at risk of being consumed by her public image, the drama invests heavily in the possession and exorcism aspects.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s also where the exorcism begins.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Leaving behind the scooter jams and smoothie-bowl queues of the Bali coast feels less like a commute and more like an exorcism.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Since her early days as a salon receptionist, the artist formerly known as Catherine Garner has channeled her unbridled id with a head-spinning boldness that would be probable cause for exorcism in most God-fearing countries.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s also where the exorcism begins.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Leaving behind the scooter jams and smoothie-bowl queues of the Bali coast feels less like a commute and more like an exorcism.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcism
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Accused of witchcraft on her wedding day, a privileged young bride (Thatcher) is pursued by a ruthless witch hunter (Alwyn).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Set in 1645, the story sees a privileged young bride (Thatcher) accused of witchcraft on her wedding day and pursued by a ruthless witch hunter (Alwyn).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a feat of sorcery that should have other sandwich makers crying in their beer, the ciabatta roll here is tender and comparatively thin.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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She was found guilty of heresy and sorcery in 1441.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hedva’s practice cooks magic, necromancy, and divination together with mystical states of fury and ecstasy, and political states of solidarity and disintegration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Former Disney star Calum Worthy is trying his hand at digital necromancy — and a lot people aren't happy about it.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Nov. 2025
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Throughout history, dice have been used for many different things, including important decision-making or even divination, such as ancient Roman belief that gods controlled the outcomes of dice.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, Jean-Baptiste Alliette, known as Etteilla, published the first book on tarot divination and created a deck explicitly designed for fortune-telling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The reason the Nuggets made David Adelman the head coach was his offensive wizardry.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hitchcock deserves credit for putting his personal artistic flourishes aside to create a straightforward adaptation, undistracted by technical wizardry.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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Enter kitchen witchery, a practice rooted in modern witchcraft that blends intention, ritual, and everyday cooking.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ravn beautifully brings us inside these circles of care, which to many outsiders might have seemed as strange as witchery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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The purest example are the rooftop concerts, a rather improbable attempt to bring a little bit of Beatles-style magic to Chicago’s Clark Street, where The Weiner’s Circle is parked.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The magic of the molcajete, a pre-Hispanic mortar and pestle, is its ability to extract oils in a way the blades of a food processor can’t.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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In Pilkington’s conjuring, liberalism was a potent ideology that arose against monarchy and aristocracy and sought to rationalize social and political relationships.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Exorcism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcism. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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