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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This is one reason coaches have been pushing to get rid of the spring transfer window.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Currently, the Department of Education has sent out letters to public universities and K-12 schools that demands they get rid of any DEI policies or risk losing federal funding.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Now is the time to rise up, to get rid of Hamas, and to release all the Israeli hostages — that is the only way to stop the war.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
China Cabinet China cabinets are a dime a dozen on Facebook Marketplace, with people getting rid of their grandmother's antiques left and right.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Currently, the Department of Education has sent out letters to public universities and K-12 schools that demands they get rid of any DEI policies or risk losing federal funding.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Now is the time to rise up, to get rid of Hamas, and to release all the Israeli hostages — that is the only way to stop the war.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
China Cabinet China cabinets are a dime a dozen on Facebook Marketplace, with people getting rid of their grandmother's antiques left and right.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rid (someone or something) of
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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 22 Apr. 2025.
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