exorcise

To fully exorcise himself of Gein after completing the show, Hunnam traveled to Plainfield, Wis., to visit his grave site and say a final goodbye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

Unai Emery returns to Paris St-Germain to exorcise the personal demons of the so-called "La Remontada" while providing the X-factor in Aston Villa's attempt to reach a Champions League semi-final.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

Or where Ben-Jamin teams up the Crowned Sorceress, Sam O’Mal, to exorcise the vicious spirits that were possessing Hudsonien so he can find happiness again.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

"She exorcises herself through the use of song, which was really brilliant to do."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

While it never glorifies slavery or secession, it exorcises a spirit of mourning.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023

“I really don’t think it exorcises any demons or anything like that. That game is over and has been played.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021

That suspicion might be nursed in turn by Pierre, a born troublemaker and teller of ugly truths, who briefly exorcises his demons with a jaw-dropping karaoke performance of Sia’s “Champagne.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2017

And hence the sentiment, when pure, creates a sort of companionship of beings robed in celestial light and exorcises those degrading passions which belong to earth.

From Beacon Lights of History by John Lord

"You will see a change in behaviour... a different consciousness. Something else takes over a person," Syquia said, noting he had personally exorcised a demon only a week earlier.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Now he's got the landmark game on the football calendar - and he's exorcised his VAR demons.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

Ghosts must always be confronted before they can be exorcised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

“And Just Like That” hasn’t entirely exorcised that image, although Anthony has been updated to add something more to the mix than the bracing splash of tartness flavoring Charlotte’s simple syrup personality.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

But the hand of the professional decorator had exorcised whatever ghosts of the French bourgeoisie might still haunt the thick brick walls of the building.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

LeBron James has 32 points as the Lakers get a second win in Sacramento in three days, exorcising past demons of being dominated recently by their rivals to the north.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024

It’s the act of catharsis, the exorcising of emotional demons, that makes “Illinoise” so gripping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Wiktor can help some of the locals by exorcising their demons, but he can also summon salutors to help him fight the imperial Russian soldiers who control the city.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

Dauwalter had already returned to win Run Rabbit Run the previous year, finally exorcising the ghost of 2012, but her victory in 2017 is the stuff of absurd legend.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

They were not arresting a man, they were exorcising fear.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy