chase away
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Her performance came with whiplash-inducing choreography, based on the ancient Bulgarian tradition of Kukeri, in which masked performers chase away evil spirits.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
It doesn’t hurt to know what’s in your food, but I’m trying to chase away the sense of “Oh, my God, this banana has so-and-so calories, I can’t have it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
In China, people customarily light firecrackers, which are thought to chase away the fearful monster Nian.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2024
Meanwhile, a frog jumps on the moon and the moon decides to keep the frog as his wife so she can chase away the bear.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
With this information, the members of her band can put their heads together and discuss whether they should approach the river, chase away the lion and hunt the bison.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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