riddance

noun rid·dance \ ˈri-dᵊn(t)s \

Definition of riddance

1 :an act of ridding

2 :deliverance, relief —often used in the phrase good riddance especially to express relief that someone or something has gone

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the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned

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Kyrie a top 5 TALENT (not player)....Boston won the trade clearly. -- RIP Zip'em Up (@PapiDaDon_) August 22, 2017 Good riddance, Kyrie.

— the tylt, cleveland.com, "Who won the latest blockbuster NBA trade: Cleveland Cavaliers or Boston Celtics?," 23 Aug. 2017
Hair transformations — by cut or color — can help say good riddance to a particularly tough chapter and oftentimes herald in something better.

— sarah schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "This Might Be the Most Dramatic Hair Transformation We've Ever Seen," 24 May 2017
On the other side were those who were happy to see the statues go, holding African Liberation flags and signs saying good riddance to white supremacy.

— angela helm, The Root, "And Then There Were None ... Statue of Robert E. Lee, Granddaddy of All Confederates, Comes Down in New Orleans," 20 May 2017
That person will not be missed, so honestly, good riddance to her and every other filtered version of herself.

— michael arceneaux, The Root, "Phaedra Parks Thought She Was Representing Black Women Well on Reality TV, but She Leaves RHOA as a Vindictive Liar," 12 May 2017
DEPT OF GOOD RIDDANCEMurderous cult leader Charles Manson is seriously ill and has been moved from a California prison to a hospital in Bakersfield, according to the L.A. Times’s Richard Winton and Hailey Branson-Potts.

— vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, "Meet Your New Star Wars Life Coach," 4 Jan. 2017
DEPT OF GOOD RIDDANCE Murderous cult leader Charles Manson is seriously ill and has been moved from a California prison to a hospital in Bakersfield, according to the L.A. Times’s Richard Winton and Hailey Branson-Potts.

— rebecca keegan, HWD, "Meet Your New Star Wars Life Coach," 4 Jan. 2017
This is it, my friends: 2016 has gone in a puff of evil Satanic smoke, and good riddance.

— marla jo fisher, Orange County Register, "Marla Jo Fisher: My New Year resolution is to stay scared," 1 Jan. 2017
The general sentiment seems to be: Good riddance to this year.

— joshua barone, New York Times, "What’s on TV Saturday: New Year’s Eve," 31 Dec. 2016

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discarding, disposition, dumping, jettison, junking, removal, disposal, scrapping, throwing away

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clearance, clearing; decimation, demolishment, demolition, destruction

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accumulation, acquirement, acquisition, collection, deposit, gathering

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