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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Junior Brady Gollan relieved Hendren, going two scoreless innings, allowing a walk and adding a strikeout.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026 -
On February 20, 2025, his parents brought him home, relieved the ordeal was over.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Bode and Jake — whose patience with Danny's resistance to being helped is wearing mighty thin — manage to free Danny and relocate to the roof.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Mother’s explosion distracts Blaine and frees Sam.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Titus initially was cleared as a suspect, but murder charges were filed against him 12 years later.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The Red Sox finally broke through in the sixth when Mickey Gasper hit a leadoff single and scored on Contreras’ two-run homer, a 435-foot no doubter that would have been cleared the fence in every MLB ballpark.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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