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also exorcize
as in to eliminate
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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The gift basket, which contains mooncakes in four flavors, including creamy egg yolk, black truffle pork, pandan lotus and red bean, also includes a traditional Chinese spinning top, a toy that is also used to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.
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Denni Hu, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
And Matlock offers the actress a unique experience to exorcise some career demons.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Hale compares the stage to Amber’s use of cartoon monsters to exorcise emotions.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
At one point Roland was taken to the local St. Louis hospital and was exorcised there as well.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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Denni Hu, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
And Matlock offers the actress a unique experience to exorcise some career demons.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Hale compares the stage to Amber’s use of cartoon monsters to exorcise emotions.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
At one point Roland was taken to the local St. Louis hospital and was exorcised there as well.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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The cuts are meant to eliminate redundancies and streamline the business, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Along with the wage increase, the new contract gives each worker a $12,000 ratification bonus and retains a performance bonus the company wanted to eliminate.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article WASHINGTON D.C. — Steph Curry returned after missing three games with a left ankle sprain, but the Warriors didn’t need to fully unleash him to discard the Wizards.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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That said, Barcelona may be better off discarding that approach almost entirely.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Five came from teams that posted losing records, leading to bad tendencies that need to be eradicated as quickly as possible.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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She's violated her oath, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of gangs and criminal migrants from prisons and jails.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Teams had to shore up the structure in the efforts to reach him and he wasn't removed until a little after midnight, O’Neill said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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In his first term, Trump jettisoned traditional norms around presidents walling off their personal interests and instead retained his business holdings — including a Washington, D.C., hotel where foreign leaders booked rooms.David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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To begin, however, Arab states must jettison many old ideas.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Netflix ditched its $9.99 Basic ad-free tier this year, forcing people to choose between the $6.99 or $15.49 tier.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The impasse left thousands of former public employees scrambling to determine whether to ditch the health insurer or risk not being allowed back to visit doctors, specialists and medical teams that some seniors have been seeing for years, if not decades.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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Kelly apologized, but NBC dumped the show days later.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the third quarter, Buffett’s company dumped another 100 million Apple shares, according to the Wall Street Journal, leaving Berkshire with about $70 billion worth of the iPhone maker’s stock.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Exorcise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcise. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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