Address
Address verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
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Critical Psychoanalysis Failure: Leo makes only token attempts to actually address Bob's psychological problems, focusing more on just getting rid of him so that he can enjoy his vacation.
Source: Film / What About Bob? -
A script doctor made them get rid of that, saying "if you ever even suggest that Shirley Temple was the inspiration for the Gettysburg Address, they'll throw rocks at us".
Source: Film / The Littlest Rebel
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Rid and Address. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/rid
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