Fight and Rid

Fight

Fight verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

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

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

people	fight people	rid people
someone	fight someone	rid someone
time	fight time	rid time
way	fight way	rid way
Other words: evil, empire, father, enemy, times, demons.

Even with the spirits of past ships summoned to help, humanity faces a long and hard fight to rid their oceans of the Abyssal threat.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Kantai Collection
So theoretically, you can win just by summoning weak weenie monsters onto the field, who can't even fight, as long as your opponent can't get rid of them fast enough.

Source: Instant-Win Condition
Up to this point, the character's been winning every 1-1 fight she's been in; then her creditor, who also owns the arena, says "Since I make the rules, I'll just change them." and has her fight two guys at once, to ensure she'll never be rid of him.

Source: Moving the Goalposts

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