Excuse and Rid

Excuse

Excuse verb - To dismiss as of little importance.

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Rid and excuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

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Excuse and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a verb "Rid".

people	excuse people	rid people
part	excuse part	rid part
family	excuse family	rid family
murder	excuse murder	rid murder
Other words: time, head, members.

Luckily, Anise's betrayal had given him a wonderful excuse for a Heroic Sacrifice to help the party get rid of the miasma and heal Tear, too.

Source: Plotline Death
However, she was a serious feminist, so maybe she just was using it as an excuse to get rid of him...

Source: Idiot Ball / Western Animation
In Thuvia, Maid of Mars, Jav is second only to Tario but must cringe before him and knows that Tario is awaiting the slightest excuse to be rid of him.

Source: Green Eyed Monster / Literature

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