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also exorcize
as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary
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Recent Examples of exorcise
Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Their 27-25 triumph over the Ravens exorcised several demons in both this season and previous ones.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Through the first few months of the schedule, the Lakers had seemingly exorcised their Kings demons.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Off to Buffalo: Will the last demon exorcised from Empower Field please turn out the lights?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Their 27-25 triumph over the Ravens exorcised several demons in both this season and previous ones.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Through the first few months of the schedule, the Lakers had seemingly exorcised their Kings demons.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Off to Buffalo: Will the last demon exorcised from Empower Field please turn out the lights?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
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The plan to eliminate about 150 positions was met with strong resistance from many who said that kids are struggling after the Eaton fire and need stability.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Only days prior, the Brooklyn Museum made moves to eliminate 20 staffers, including 14 unionized workers, a decision that incited outrage and a legal challenge from the group’s representative, Local 2110 United Auto Workers.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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It could have been discarded as a worthwhile punt that just did not work out, but the scrutiny on the transfer increased when Kai Havertz sustained a season-ending hamstring tear in February.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Employees had to discard taquitos and hot dog bites that were stored in a broken refrigerator.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Measles is a disease that has been considered largely eradicated in the United states for more than 20 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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The president signed an executive order in January that would help eradicate DEI programs across the federal government, with Cabinet members carrying out the order in various ways.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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Most of it has been public since 2018, but the version released on Tuesday removed a final redaction about the agency’s extensive use of State Department jobs as cover for its agents.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Each of those originals have offensive depictions of non-white characters (like the Siamese cats in Lady and the crows in Dumbo), and each of their 2019 remakes rightfully remove those depictions.—
Josh Spiegel,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The study will shed light on how boosting NAD affects people under physical stress, which is one of the factors that can indirectly contribute to cell aging.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Shares of Delta have tumbled about 12% over the past two days, and have shed nearly 23% year to date.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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At these meetings, government officials are discussing how to handle the funding gaps by altering projects or jettisoning them altogether.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Jason Isbell released his new solo album, Foxes in the Snow, on Friday, a record that finds the Americana songwriter jettisoning his band, the 400 Unit, for just his voice and acoustic guitar.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Eight years later, Democrats have devolved into nostrums about appealing to the middle class, ditching academic language, and finding a uniting message.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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After class, ditch the grip socks and turn it into a look with your favorite cardigan or leather jacket.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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The complaint against White wasn’t filed the day of the incident but on Monday, a day after Kyng was dumped dead at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in East Flatbush, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: California's rainy season, which roughly spans from November to early April, is marked by the prevalence of atmospheric rivers, characterized as highways of concentrated water vapor that travel across the Pacific Ocean which dump heavy snow or rain on land.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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