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Riddance

The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out.

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Banishment 76% connected

The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.

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Proscription 76% connected

The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a…

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Remotion 76% connected

The act of removing; removal.

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Removal 76% connected

The act of removing, or the state of being removed.

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Barring 76% connected

of Bar

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Blackball 76% connected

A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.

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Deportation 76% connected

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

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Ostracism 76% connected

Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.

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Ouster 76% connected

A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.

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Ousting 76% connected

of Oust

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Simplification 76% connected

The act of simplifying.

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Disembarrass 74% connected

To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.

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Disembarrass 74% connected

To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.

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Ejection 92% connected

The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion; evacuation.

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Elimination 92% connected

The act of expelling or throwing off

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Exclusion 92% connected

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of bein…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Expulsion 92% connected

The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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