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as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcise
Three years wiser with two seasons of college competition steeling her nerves, Chiles put together a stellar qualification Sunday to exorcise her Olympic demons.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Should quarterback Lamar Jackson exorcise his black-and-gold demons, the Ravens would likely fly north to face the Bills (9-2), who the Ravens beat at home in Week 4.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
But if Martin’s memoir, Born Standing Up, is to be believed, he’s exorcised most of those demons.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Both teams can exorcise the 2017 demons, then give us the series we were deprived of in 2017.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
Should quarterback Lamar Jackson exorcise his black-and-gold demons, the Ravens would likely fly north to face the Bills (9-2), who the Ravens beat at home in Week 4.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
But if Martin’s memoir, Born Standing Up, is to be believed, he’s exorcised most of those demons.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Both teams can exorcise the 2017 demons, then give us the series we were deprived of in 2017.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
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Review recruitment processes to eliminate age bias in job descriptions and hiring protocols.Gary A. Officer, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Four teams were eliminated from N.F.L. playoff contention in Week 16, and there are now 10 teams competing for the remaining five spots.Ben Blatt, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Look over the chestnuts and discard any with holes in them or that feel very soft when squeezed.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate; discard drippings or reserve for another use.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in 1980, but stocks of the virus still exist in U.S. and Russian biocontainment facilities.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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The cover is sturdy and hardly noticeable, so the cleaning staff will likely not remove it.Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The version that passed on Friday removed the provision.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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This affordable shed packs an impressive 148 cubic feet of storage space into its compact 6-by-4-foot footprint.Miles Walls, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Testers appreciated the ability to secure the inner shoe without having to dig inside the shell, thanks to an external BOA dial that tightens and loosens with precise clicks, and found the water-resistant softshell gaiter cut cold, biting winds and shed moisture.Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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The back doors, meanwhile, have been jettisoned completely.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Living a waking nightmare, they are jettisoned into the world of the other couple; Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay).Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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And the choice to ditch the strobe effect that ages the cast into adults feels unnecessary.Dave Quinn, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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After ditching President Florentino Perez twice at the altar in 2017 and 2022, Mbappe finally decided to let his PSG contract run down this summer and subsequently join the 15-time Champions League winners.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The sisters throw the near-dead Ian into the car trunk to dump his body into the dark sea off a nearby cliff.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Politics Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency Dec. 12, 2024 The pair drove to the New Melones reservoir near Yosemite to dump the bodies.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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