riddance
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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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Synonyms for riddance
Synonyms
discarding, disposal, disposition, dumping, jettison, junking, removal, scrapping, throwing away
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She was ultimately driven out of the restaurant, and honestly, good riddance. — Mekita Rivas, Teen Vogue, "It's Not OK to Appropriate Mexican Culture — Especially If You’re Dehumanizing Its People," 28 June 2018 All four storks were standing tall on the edge of their nests, as if to announce their formidable presence, or to signal good riddance to us. — L. Kim Tan, BostonGlobe.com, "In Latvia, we got carried away with storks," 26 June 2018 But today, Miami-Dade schools will say good riddance to a year thrown off track by disaster and tragedy. — Colleen Wright, miamiherald, "From Hurricane Irma to Parkland, was this the most stressful school year?," 7 June 2018 Leitão sent a message that was loud and clear: Good riddance to bad fans. — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando City coach Jason Kreis believes NFL, MLS and all pro athletes should stand for national anthem," 25 May 2018 Put your down jacket in storage and say good riddance to our dragging, blustery spring, Alaska: festival season is upon us. — Yoshina Okamoto, Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s your Alaska summer 2018 festival guide," 17 May 2018 Goodbye and good riddance to that outdated, monstrosity of a tax code.’’ — in USA Today. — BostonGlobe.com, "Fact check: No, tax-filing migraines are not going away," 17 Apr. 2018 Good riddance for good, Cash, please let the door hit you on the way out. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "Grown-ish Season 1 Finale Recap: "Back & Forth"," 29 Mar. 2018 The police storyline never really fit into the larger ensemble narrative, although good riddance to Detective Wallace who was deeply corrupt — not just on the job but in his soul. — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, "'The Chi' recap Episode 10: Wrapping up story arcs and hinting at new ones," 19 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'riddance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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