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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

“We haven’t forgotten that loss because it ended our season and he helped us exorcise that demon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

They attempted in vain to exorcise the spirits.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

I begin drawing what’s in my head, as if maybe by drawing it, it will exorcise the super bugs from my brain.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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