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dispense with

Manage without, forgo, as in We can dispense with the extra help . Shakespeare had this idiom in Timon of Athens (3:2): “Men must learn now with pity to dispense.” [c. 1600]
Exempt one from a law, promise, or obligation, as in He asked the court to dispense with swearing on the Bible . This usage originally applied to religious obligations (to which the Pope granted dispensation ). [Early 1500s]
Get rid of, do away with, as in The European Union is trying to dispense with tariff barriers . [Late 1500s]

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The network dispensed with the staid conservative aesthetic for the 2x4-to-the-face vibe.

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In these moments, he mostly dispenses with the pretense of love and simply just wants to be seen as who he is, with all his torturous flaws, by another human being.

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Asked about his design philosophy, for instance, and Gurr dispenses with big theories and instead focuses on careful pragmatism.

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In December 1927, it cautioned young women "to become a good cook before you marry, darling. Then you will be competent to rebuke a staff of domestics or to dispense with one".

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This isn’t the first time the show — perennially under pressure to trim its often bloated runtime — has dispensed with the original song performances.

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