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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

To exorcise the ghosts of Paris, they must wait until 2027.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Both teams can exorcise the 2017 demons, then give us the series we were deprived of in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

Three years wiser with two seasons of college competition steeling her nerves, Chiles put together a stellar qualification Sunday to exorcise her Olympic demons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

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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