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Verb
  • Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (ankle) was relieved by Andy Dalton in a rock fight win against the New York Jets.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There are five levels of compression that push heat (or cold) deeper into your tissue, helping to relieve pain and stiffness.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lightning looms as winds threaten to push the tower over, but somehow the rescue team frees him from the wreckage to safety.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The organization, which relies almost entirely on donations and volunteer fosters, is also calling attention to the overcrowding at local shelters and encourages people to adopt or foster animals to free up space, so more animals like Xiao Mao can get help.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ultimately, SkyWest Flight 6469 was cleared for takeoff, and landed at Los Angeles International Airport shortly after midnight.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The royal agreed to the interview in order to clear his name and explain his relationship with Epstein.
    Ashley Hume , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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