Excuses
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Both words in one sentence
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Childlike Pinkie Pie has come to the (mistaken) conclusion that her friends don't like her anymore and want to be rid of her because they all begged off with excuses to Gummy's after-party.
Source: The Dreaded Pretend Tea Party -
Both are angry at his "unreasonable" hatred of Beethoven from the start and for always looking for "excuses" to get rid of him.
Source: Film / Beethoven - Phoenix, a bully out to rid pro wrestling of "all the plastic excuses for women" so she can then focus on "all the worthless men", who wants to be looked up to by "all the little girls".
Source: Heroic Wannabe
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