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as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcise
Buffalo’s offense has been highly effective against Kansas City in recent years, but beating the Chiefs on the road in the postseason would require exorcising some past demons.
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Coppell can recall the club’s chaplain being asked, a decade on, to exorcise the stadium.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
The intrigue: For OSU head coach Ryan Day, this matchup is an opportunity to exorcise some demons.
—Andrew King, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
More demons that can be considered exorcised, Payton said.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Greif, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Coppell can recall the club’s chaplain being asked, a decade on, to exorcise the stadium.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
The intrigue: For OSU head coach Ryan Day, this matchup is an opportunity to exorcise some demons.
—Andrew King, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
More demons that can be considered exorcised, Payton said.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for exorcise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcise
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Since a chastening defeat to Coco Gauff in Toronto in 2022, Sabalenka has completely remade her serve, eliminating the sprees of double faults that used to pepper her matches.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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That hearing is for Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate a unique provision of Colorado law.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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With no working payment method, the couple angrily discarded their items on the counter, knocking the cup to the floor in the process.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The theory holds that a community that rids itself of petty crime, such as shoplifting, vandalism and trespassing, can eradicate more serious crime because criminals won’t have anywhere to hide.—
JULIE K. BROWN,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Its achievements include eradicating smallpox and bringing polio to the brink of elimination.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The move is an apparent effort to repeal President Biden’s executive order to remove potential workforce barriers for the outlined demographic in 2021.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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The site, however, was removed during Trump's first term which started in 2017.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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On top of triggering radical change, this powerhouse transit is shedding light on what’s been lingering beneath the surface, leaving us with no choice but to embrace the transformation that is ahead.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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And even that modest figure is misleading because the Twins shed $12.6 million in salary commitments as part of those same trades by sending away Jorge Polanco ($10.5 million), Jorge López ($1.2 million) and Nick Gordon ($900,000).—
Aaron Gleeman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Once Firefly's lander separated from the Falcon 9, the rocket jettisoned the canister, performed a brief engine firing to maneuver into a slightly different orbit, then released ispace's lander.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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Meta may view the decision as an opportunity to jettison a policy targeted by conservatives and curry favor with Trump, while shifting the company toward a permissive stance on speech that Zuckerberg has previously avowed, the experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2025
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This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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Media keys and dedicated shortcut keys line the top of the board, though the Rapid, which only supports wired connectivity, ditches the two additional wireless and Bluetooth buttons on the left corner of its predecessor.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, two activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were arrested while attempting to dump a truckload of manure outside the Manhattan offices of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).—
Gabe Whisnant,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Milwaukee could not even bid for Butler without dumping salary to get under the second apron.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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