Handle and Rid

Handle

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

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

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

power	handle power	rid power
life	handle life	rid life
people	handle people	rid people
issue	handle issue	rid issue
Other words: time, way, world, money, game, powers.

Later, it turns out Merlin was one of the angels who couldn't handle God creating mortals either, and God tried to get rid of his first batch for being too perfect.

Source: God Is Flawed
You can train yourself to touch the door handle without going back and forth instinctively pulling away, but good luck getting rid of the touch-flinch-open pattern.

Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory
Step 1 of any biosphere replacement is going to be getting rid of the existing biosphere, and my aren't these efficient at slaughtering things... This idea presupposes that a simple, but non-obvious, kill switch exists in the Xenomorph biology allowing some easy-to-handle chemical to kill them all.

Source: No Biochemical Barriers

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