as in removal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned
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Recent Examples of riddance
Honestly, good riddance to that pairing!
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 June 2021
Good riddance to all of that garbage, hopefully.
—CNN, 14 May 2021
Good riddance to them all.
—Jonathon Van Maren, National Review, 1 Nov. 2020
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
—Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2020
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 June 2021
Good riddance to all of that garbage, hopefully.
—CNN, 14 May 2021
Good riddance to them all.
—Jonathon Van Maren, National Review, 1 Nov. 2020
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
—Michael Lee, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddance
Noun
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The journey showed the world what an impoverished group of tribes accomplished — the removal of four dams that were literally poisoning the river downstream — and what new tasks lay ahead that these young people will someday perform.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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More than 20 employees who worked on Smith's investigations into Mr. Trump were also fired last week, a source familiar with the removals told CBS News.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Since tariffs have previously been quantified and Dover has tools at its disposal to offset the impact, the company should be able to navigate any potential disruption.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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In particular, this implies speeding up the preparation of credible countermeasures, by mobilizing all the instruments at its disposal, including anti-coercion, if no agreement is reached by August 1st.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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After nearly six weeks of controversy, dumpings, and dramatic recouplings, Love Island USA has officially crowned its season 7 winners!—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The cameras captured one offender illegally dumping three times and another dumping twice.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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“Riddance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddance. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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