as in relieving
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
worked two jobs to rid himself of debt
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Recent Examples of ridding
An inevitable part of lawn maintenance, ridding your space of weeds often takes hours to do and requires bending, straining, and stretching in less-than-ideal positions to get the job done.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Many prayed and called for ridding themselves of the divisive, violent rhetoric of the past week.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
After seeing how her husband was ridding Buddah of all the mud in his fur, Treasure couldn't resist capturing a video and sharing it on TikTok (@treasuregrill).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
But simultaneously preserving Patagonia’s independence and ridding the Chouinard and his family of their wealth would necessitate a creative approach to the handling of the company’s equity.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
As of June, Sam's Club was 96% of the way to its goal of ridding its food of artificial colors and other ingredients.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
As in earlier days, each side dreams of ridding itself of the other.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Working alongside newer officers Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear), Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed), and Jim Corrigan (James Darren), Hooker dedicates himself to ridding the streets of Los Angeles of dangerous criminals, one collar at a time.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Many prayed and called for ridding themselves of the divisive, violent rhetoric of the past week.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
After seeing how her husband was ridding Buddah of all the mud in his fur, Treasure couldn't resist capturing a video and sharing it on TikTok (@treasuregrill).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
But simultaneously preserving Patagonia’s independence and ridding the Chouinard and his family of their wealth would necessitate a creative approach to the handling of the company’s equity.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
As of June, Sam's Club was 96% of the way to its goal of ridding its food of artificial colors and other ingredients.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
This filtration system ensures that your floors are getting their most thorough clean, while also ridding your space of irritants like dust that can cause allergy flare-ups.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
As in earlier days, each side dreams of ridding itself of the other.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Working alongside newer officers Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear), Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed), and Jim Corrigan (James Darren), Hooker dedicates himself to ridding the streets of Los Angeles of dangerous criminals, one collar at a time.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridding
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The packable device loops over your seatback tray table, instantly elevating your legs, relieving pressure from your hips, and creating a more relaxed and comfortable long-haul flight experience.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has flown successfully three times, relieving some of the need for European governments to look to the United States for SpaceX rockets to launch their military satellites.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Addressing my trauma really is freeing.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The plan calls for Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners with life sentences, as well as 1,700 Palestinians detained since the start of the war, in exchange for Hamas freeing 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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TwelveLabs’ technology uniquely reduces that friction, surfacing the right scene faster, flagging potential issues earlier, and clearing the path so creators can focus more of their energy on emotion, framing, and story arcs.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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After clearing the idea with Springsteen himself, Clinch began working on ideas to feature his most iconic photographs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Ridding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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