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rip

[rip] / rɪp /
NOUN
tear, cut
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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The National Hurricane Center said the worst of Rachel was over but "hazardous coastal conditions" could persist for days, with the highest waves coinciding with high tides, causing life-threatening surf and rip currents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

"I rip it open, thinking it's an early birthday present," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Dairy farmers had to rip open silage clamps stored up for the winter to feed the cattle as the grass failed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It can be pretty deceiving until you’re out there and realize how strong the rip currents actually are.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

I rip a little piece of paper and write, Htam sah skcirt.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

"It rips your soul out," he told Reuters news agency.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

As a once-in-a-century storm rips the place apart, Tom’s conversion may have arrived too late for the town, its visitors and his family.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s like realizing you don’t have the title to your home as the market rips higher, that your purchase was null and void.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

He rips the envelope from her coat, leaving the pin clinging steadfastly to its button.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Head coach Dan Quinn ripped off his headset and slammed it to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Children's lives have been ripped apart in an instant yet again", the charity's director in Nepal, Tara Chettry, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"We walk around completely afraid, constantly on alert," said Caroline Lo Bianco, 36, a dentist who had her phone ripped from her hands through the window of an Uber when she was seven months pregnant.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Torak had to lean into the blast just to stay standing, and clutch his cape to stop it being ripped away.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“High oil prices and yields ripping puts valuations under pressure, so that earnings growth is key,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

A social media influencer accused of ripping off wealthy suitors is competent to stand trial in Los Angeles County on criminal charges that she seduced and stole from rich men, a judge announced Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“The stock market’s ripping, and so if you’re in the stock market more, it has been really great,” said Zwick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

After ripping out the tourists for only 133, England already have a 23-run advantage on 156-4.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

I began tearing at the hooks of my dress, ripping the stuff.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier


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