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also exorcize
as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcise
This is the year both franchises finally exorcise their demons and break through.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 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
For many in Washington, the result seemed to exorcise the ghosts of failed or frustrated American military interventions in the Middle East over the past four decades.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
With hundreds of bags to exorcise from his head, DBD has no time for silly games.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 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
For many in Washington, the result seemed to exorcise the ghosts of failed or frustrated American military interventions in the Middle East over the past four decades.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025
With hundreds of bags to exorcise from his head, DBD has no time for silly games.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
Verb
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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People can also eliminate standing water around their home and install or repair screens on windows and doors.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If your bulbs feel squishy, discard them.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is the formula—see, believe, create—that has eradicated smallpox, cut deaths from heart disease by more than two thirds, and eliminated lead from gasoline, raising children’s IQs around the world.—
Dr. Tom Frieden,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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This explains why some infections are so difficult to eradicate.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Officials urge residents to take precautions like using insect repellent and removing standing water.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Yet, Barclays’ Venkateshwar expects the environment will likely get more difficult for the wireless carrier in the future, as the entire sector deals with elevated churn — the pace at which customers are added and removed.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Each branch is fully coated for a realistic look of snow, and shoppers say the flocking won’t shed throughout the season.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Plants shed their leaves and prepare for winter dormancy, giving way to new life.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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His emergence comes just in time for Diggs’ first trip back to Buffalo since the Bills jettisoned him to Houston via trade.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Also back in the saddle is ESPN, whose decision to jettison Sunday Night Baseball was the catalyst for MLB’s season-long rights intrigue.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers have ditched that for a new cutter.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their underground campaign ditched the standard teaser, trailer, poster and TV spots approach for a single cryptic billboard, a mysterious telephone number, and a trail of online breadcrumbs to entice fans to figure out the mystery of the film.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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Coach Joanne is dead set on turning things around this season despite having just been brutally dumped by her girlfriend and co-founder of the team.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ross took over for Joe Maddon, who five years earlier replaced Rick Renteria in a prior example of the Cubs dumping a first-time manager for a more experienced, accomplished hand.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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