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also exorcized
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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All affected products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025 -
Malone entered his postgame news conference minutes later, crumpled up a copy of the box score and discarded it in the nearest trash can.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
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By re-signing Aaron Jones and trading for Jordan Mason, the Vikings eliminated running back as an unequivocal need.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ferrari’s unhealthy reputation for muddling their decisions looked to have been eradicated last year in Fred Vasseur’s first season as team principal, but the issue has reared its head again over the opening two races of 2025.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Measles, once eradicated, is again spreading in New Mexico and West Texas and even in our own area, where vaccine skepticism has long had a foothold in some parts of the ultra-orthodox Jewish community.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2025
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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These chemicals also threaten the water when products containing them are dumped onto the ground or into lakes and rivers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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That’s when a series of storms dumped a significant amount of rain in Northern California, lifting water levels across the region.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The helicopter lost power, and the pilot made an emergency landing.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Its wide branches were adorned with hundreds of ornaments and wind chimes, many of which seemed to pay tribute to lost loved ones.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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In Canada, the unemployment rate edged up to 6.7% in March as the economy unexpectedly shed 32,600 jobs amid trade frictions.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Cancers shed not only cells, but also hormones, DNA and little fatty bubbles called vesicles into the blood and lymph.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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