good riddance
idiom
—used to say that one is glad that someone is leaving or that something has gone
Winter is finally over, and I say good riddance!
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But a secular critique might say, well, good riddance to religion, to obscurantism, to supernaturalism.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
If your family chaos scares them off early, good riddance.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
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Zuckerberg and Meta say good riddance to fact-checking
Distinguishing truth from falsehood is frustrating, endless, thankless work — and now Mark Zuckerberg is walking away from it.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Let this be good riddance to talk of scrapping them.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
After all, Holland tweeted an image that’s the equivalent of saying Fangio can kick rocks, or good riddance, after it was announced Fangio, by mutual agreement, wouldn’t return to the Dolphins.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2024
Meanwhile, a Sam’s Club executive said good riddance to Walmart’s relocation mandate.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s going to be a lot of people celebrating his death and saying good riddance.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
What follows is less a celebration of the iPhone 6 design's long life and more of a good riddance.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
If your family chaos scares them off early, good riddance.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Sign up for Axios Communicators Scott Rosenberg Jan 8, 2025 - Business
Zuckerberg and Meta say good riddance to fact-checking
Distinguishing truth from falsehood is frustrating, endless, thankless work — and now Mark Zuckerberg is walking away from it.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Let this be good riddance to talk of scrapping them.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
After all, Holland tweeted an image that’s the equivalent of saying Fangio can kick rocks, or good riddance, after it was announced Fangio, by mutual agreement, wouldn’t return to the Dolphins.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2024
Meanwhile, a Sam’s Club executive said good riddance to Walmart’s relocation mandate.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s going to be a lot of people celebrating his death and saying good riddance.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
What follows is less a celebration of the iPhone 6 design's long life and more of a good riddance.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Good riddance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20riddance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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