exorcism

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She notes that very few people in the audience “realize we are witnessing the exorcism of a powerful, witchy woman who is processing unfathomable loss and shock.”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

"Everything just poured out when writing, like an exorcism – I don't know what follows an exorcism but it's got to be better than what was there before."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

When I learned how to check my own daily screen time, it made me want to sign up for an exorcism.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024

This might be an exorcism of the time she broke her neck while doing a pratfall as Cinderella in the 2002 revival of “Into the Woods.”

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

But if I went through with the exorcism, I would be severing my only lead to finding Yakov’s true killer.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros