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exorcise

[ek-sawr-sahyz, -ser-] / ˈɛk sɔrˌsaɪz, -sər- /
VERB
free from evil spirits
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The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

I needed to exorcise this thing so it could join the world!

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"We start in that world where we're shackled, and then we exorcise it," Taylor explains.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

With a first-round matchup against the Golden Knights or Kings, Demers said “Edmonton just needs to exorcise those demons.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Luck of some sort came when my maternal grandmother—who had been away in the Shangaan Bantustan attending a ceremony to exorcise evil spirits from a raving mad relative—came back unexpectedly.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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