Rid and Try

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

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

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Rid and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

life	rid life	try life
people	rid people	try people
control	rid control	try control
series	rid series	try series
Other words: time, way, plan, earth, world, game, everyone, times.

James goes to war to try and rid himself of his attraction to his daughter.

Source: Literature / Fall On Your Knees
Many politicians are likewise afraid that Geary will attempt to seize power and try to get rid of him without causing a public outcry.

Source: The Coup
Amateur Sleuth: Brat sets out to solve Patrick's disappearance after he realises that whoever got rid of Patrick will try to get rid of him too.

Source: Literature / Brat Farrar

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