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
See All Example Sentences for riddance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riddance
Noun
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The database, which was confirmed by U.S. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26,000 images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Advising them to reset their passwords following the scan and malware removal.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite all of the clout and capital at their disposal, the Russo brothers can think of nothing better to do than stick our faces in it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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More than 90,000 metric tons of high-level waste awaits disposal, according to the Government Accountability Office.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kourtney also joined protests against the dumping of Palisades Fire waste in a Calabasas landfill.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Bait dumping is one of the many ways invasive aquatic species and pathogens are introduced into waterways.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Riddance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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