exorcised

verb

variants also exorcized
Definition of exorcisednext
past tense of exorcise
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary

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  1. discarded
  2. eliminated
  3. removed
  4. dumped
  5. lost
  6. shed
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  • That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Called the Regeneration Hub Zero, the factory, which is in Frankfurt, can recover, collect and sort textiles that have been discarded and turn them into Reju Polyester, which has a 50 percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discarded
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  • Three of the five were immediately eliminated – Rasmussen's sister, mother, and her close friend –after submitting DNA samples.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That plan would have eliminated up to $20,000 for 43 million Americans.
    Collin Binkley, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of eliminated
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  • Several ads featuring an illustration of what was supposed to be the vice president’s likeness wearing a Philadelphia Eagles helmet and football shirt were removed from bus shelters in Philadelphia.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The entire affected tooth will be removed if X-rays show that there is no room for the tooth to fit in the mouth, the tooth is coming in at the wrong angle, or the infection has damaged the tooth.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of removed
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  • The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dumped
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  • The only National League team that has never won a World Series, San Diego has reached but lost the Fall Classic twice, in 1984 and 1989.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Vikings-Jets Three undefeated teams lost last week leaving the Vikings and Chiefs remaining at 4-0.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lost
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  • Looney, shedding about 20 pounds this offseason by fasting daily until the afternoon is nimbler.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • On Wednesday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and core CPI data will be published, shedding light on inflationary trends and the cost of living.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of shed
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