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. eradicated
  4. removed
  5. dumped
  6. lost
  7. shed
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  • Teenage boys picked up weapons apparently discarded by security forces and fired into the air.
    ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Officers believe the murder suspect immediately biked into Central Park after the killing and discarded evidence.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of discarded
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  • After a brutal overtime loss to the Dolphins last Sunday, the Jets are 3-10 and are officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 14th consecutive year.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • During the past 18 months, Johnson eliminated 456 Police Department vacancies, stunting any potential growth in ranks and canceled police academy training classes, further undermining the department’s future capability.
    Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminated
Verb
  • While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Diseases that have been largely eradicated in the US still claim hundreds of thousands of lives abroad.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • Underhill has been removed from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This will be removed after the tournament for the beginning of the new club season in Switzerland.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
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  • And now you got dumped by Molly, getting sued by DAZN and still can't call a shot without your dad GTFOH.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The gray backpack linked to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which authorities found dumped in Central Park, has reportedly yielded a piece of clothing and some Monopoly money, but no gun.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dumped
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  • The Bucks lost in last season’s semifinals to the Indiana Pacers, a memory that was fresh in the mind of Lillard.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Even Major League Baseball had a McDonald’s subplot this year, when Grimace became the lucky charm who (briefly) gave the Mets hope for a world championship and New Yorkers hope for a Subway Series (but then the Mets lost to the Dodgers in the playoffs, of course).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
Verb
  • This discovery sheds light on the lives—and deaths—of at least 28 enslaved individuals who lived and labored on the Tennessee estate.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The documentary sheds light on the pressures and challenges faced by Black artists navigating the music industry’s complexities.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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