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get rid of

Definition for get rid of

verb as in discard, eliminate

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Dr Chris suggests rinsing your mouth with water after eating to get rid of some acid and then waiting at least 30 minutes if you are brushing after breakfast.

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In 2020 Anthony Tommasini, then chief music critic of the New York Times, contended that the goal of creating greater racial diversity in American orchestras demanded that we get rid of blind auditions.

"Also that he had carefully preserved the skull over the years - even it was not according to the rules - instead of carelessly getting rid of it."

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My real-world expert advice: Rather than getting rid of our lawns, shrink them.

He pushed to make judicial elections in North Carolina — once a national leader in minimizing political influence on judges — explicitly partisan and to get rid of public financing, leaving candidates more dependent on dark money.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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