rid (oneself) of
phrasal verb
rid (oneself) of; ridding (oneself) of; rids (oneself) of
: to cause (oneself) to no longer have or be affected by (someone or something unwanted)
She went to the beach to relax and rid herself of all her worries.
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That means the least disruptive way for eyelessness to evolve may be to start making an eye and then get rid of it.
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ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
After all, he got rid of basically every other cast member, from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to Aquaman (Jason Momoa).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump's trying to clean up our streets and get rid of violent crime.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
After all, he got rid of basically every other cast member, from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to Aquaman (Jason Momoa).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Trump's trying to clean up our streets and get rid of violent crime.
—FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.
—ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Rid (oneself) of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rid%20%28oneself%29%20of. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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