rid (someone or something) of
phrasal verb
rid (someone or something) of; ridding (someone or something) of; rids (someone or something) of
: to cause (someone or something) to no longer have or be affected by (someone or something unwanted)
The police are trying to rid the town of drug dealers.
rid the garden of pests
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My film shows people wanting to eliminate each other, to get rid of each other in order to be the one who gets there.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
So too is the question of whether getting rid of these committees would only further empower the international-cinephile class that dominates institutions like Cannes.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
Four games into the season, the Hornets got rid of interim head coach James Townsend.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Read: The strategy behind Trump’s policy blitz The changes that have stuck (so far) are a hodgepodge of policies, and appear more focused on getting rid of ideas and initiatives the president doesn’t like than on fixing the problems of cost and access that pervade America’s health-care ecosystem.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
So too is the question of whether getting rid of these committees would only further empower the international-cinephile class that dominates institutions like Cannes.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
Four games into the season, the Hornets got rid of interim head coach James Townsend.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Read: The strategy behind Trump’s policy blitz The changes that have stuck (so far) are a hodgepodge of policies, and appear more focused on getting rid of ideas and initiatives the president doesn’t like than on fixing the problems of cost and access that pervade America’s health-care ecosystem.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Rid (someone or something) of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rid%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20of. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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