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Recent Examples of exorcism
Actually Practical Magic Performing an exorcism on the oven, to get rid of stubborn grease stains.
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Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Stuart for sure needs an exorcism — there is a demon afoot.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/documentary style chiller takes audiences on a ride as Jack Delroy, a 1970s talk show host desperate to scare up ratings by holding a live exorcism on his show.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Over 10 months, priests Ernst Alt and Arnold Renz performed 67 exorcisms on Michel.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Stuart for sure needs an exorcism — there is a demon afoot.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ found footage/documentary style chiller takes audiences on a ride as Jack Delroy, a 1970s talk show host desperate to scare up ratings by holding a live exorcism on his show.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Over 10 months, priests Ernst Alt and Arnold Renz performed 67 exorcisms on Michel.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcism
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Tituba learns the power of herbs and healing from a wise elder in Barbados and her knowledge of the natural world leads to her eventual accusation of witchcraft in America.Anita Kopacz, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Her husband was accused of witchcraft and of being responsible for the death of a little girl in their community.Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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To up their sorcery skills, this kit contains activities that teach them tricks using chemical reactions, such as making ordinary powders mystically foam and change color, creating test tube crystal balls, and more.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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The respective casting of those roles — Ariana Grande as the minimally gifted sorcery student who will go on to become Glinda, Good Witch of the North, and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, future Wicked Witch of the West — is the movie’s winning hand.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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After her death, Morgan even resorted to necromancy, reviving the People’s Princess (now embodied by Elizabeth Debicki) as an apparition who soothes a disconsolate Charles (Dominic West) and makes peace with a grieving but resentful Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton).Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
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Part of my aversion arises from my own hidebound premodern Calvinist outlook, in which death is no laughing matter and necromancy is forbidden by God (see Deuteronomy 18:9-13).Barton Swaim, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
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Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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There’s also novel in-store presentation or a new feat of warehouse wizardry and so on.Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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As Sri Lanka cantered towards 219, powered by the brilliant Pathum Nissanka, Joe Root was reduced to trying Stuart Broad’s bail-switching wizardry.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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There’s also a glimpse of Billy, Lilia and Jen channeling iconic Disney heroes and villains, plus requisite flashbacks to Agatha and Rio’s days of Salem witchery.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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For the fashion week show, Ganni plans to create a little magic — in the theme of witchery that is — all while spelling out its message.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
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In fact, Cilic rents out his bees, who work their magic for area farmers.Sofia Perez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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For tourists such as Joy from Bangkok, the opportunity to experience Christmas magic and view the Northern Lights makes Rovaniemi the ideal destination.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Exorcism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcism. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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