as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
worked two jobs to rid himself of debt
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The president also suggested that a cancer drug, which appears to help get a form of vitamin B into the brain, might help relieve some symptoms of autism.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Water the lawn to relieve the stress from dethatching, and aerate if desired.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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The organization takes care of the back-end logistics, from payroll and setting tuition to lobbying state legislators and navigating local zoning laws, freeing educators to concentrate on their craft.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The kitten was freed from the tire unharmed and reunited with his family.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Anti-sabotage checks were carried out before the aircraft was cleared for its next flight.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Rebooting clears the cache and restores normal upload and download speeds.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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