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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That said, removal proceedings could potentially take many years to complete given big backlogs in immigration courts.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This established a formal review process for government document disposal, but agencies still discarded records, often haphazardly, until stricter records management laws were enacted.—
Elizabeth Call,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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The well began life when it was drilled for oil in the 1950s but was then converted to a saltwater disposal well and eventually plugged in 1977, with the well later caving in, according to the Texas Tribune.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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So are companies that manufacture furniture and cabinets in the U.S. that have been faced with the dumping of competing products from China.—
Gene Marks,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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This is exactly the point raised by a local mom and property manager Kelly Martino who helped start Protect Calabasas, an organization started to advocate against the dumping of toxic and hazardous materials in the Calabasas Landfill.—
Blake Morgan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Riddance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddance. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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