Divorce
Divorce verb - To set or force apart.
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
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Both words in one sentence
- Her own family wants nothing with her, and its implied that her ex filed the divorce just to get rid of her leechy self.
- Divorce Requires Death: Thordy has had enough of Gaz, and serves Hood as the Mason of Death for the duration of the book in order to get rid of her violent husband.
Source: Literature / Toll the Hounds - In Frasier, during the period when Niles was married to Mel, but knew Daphne loved him back, Mel would only agree to a divorce if he showed himself up as a rude, boorish man whom she wanted rid of.
Source: Can't Get In Trouble For Nuthin'
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