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exorcism

[ek-sawr-siz-uhm, -ser-] / ˈɛk sɔrˌsɪz əm, -sər- /
NOUN
expelling evil spirits
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Azerbaijani singer Jiva fought against restraints as she sang Just Go, a furious exorcism of a toxic relationship.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“It’s like an exorcism for all this fear and body shame that I grew up with,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The breaking point came in what Francis would later call an exorcism.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 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

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




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