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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Alexa told me she was relieved by the outcome.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026 -
Several unhoused people are arrested each month for relieving themselves in public.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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That freed up Plum to be in position to score, setting up a much more efficient Sparks offense.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Towers has been freed after posting $30,000 bail.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Two Connecticut State Police troopers have been cleared in connection with a fatal shooting in Bozrah last August after the state Inspector General concluded that the armed woman who was shot was apparently trying to commit suicide by cop.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The Alabama governor has set new election plans after the Supreme Court cleared the state to move forward with its preferred congressional map.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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“Rid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rid. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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