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rip

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




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Once again, he said, the state was trying to rip away his good name and falsely brand him a killer.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Homeowners have to rip up their whole bathroom or driveway if something goes wrong with their heated floors, Christian Perry, a Greenwich, Conn.-based real-estate agent, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Hearn previously told the BBC that he "didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part" of the paint in the pool.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Let Hollywood creatives get back to trying to rip each other’s heads off at the box office, in streaming, online and everywhere else we compete.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He was tall and skinny, skinnier than Dari even, in a way that looked like his bones might rip right through his skin with one wrong move.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

“It rips out Prop. 103’s good‑driver protections and replaces your actual driving record with a black‑box score built on sweeping data collection,’’ Balber said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 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

The loud screech of a Typhoon and F-35 jet rips through the night sky above RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Courtney rips the IV from her arm and escapes, barefoot and in a hospital gown.

From Salon Mar. 24, 2026

He rips one of Jude and me down the middle, cuts me right out of it.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

"There's an emptiness that can't be filled. I have been ripped apart… we will never be the same again," she said,

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Championship contenders have ripped apart rosters they said they could no longer afford.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Dobbie, who is bald with light blue eyes and a noticeable squint, was last seen wearing white trainers, light blue ripped jeans, a salmon-coloured golf shirt and a light blue jumper.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

And none of those kids in G’s pile of photos had ripped clothes.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Consumer group Which? said it has "repeatedly exposed businesses, including trusted household brands, ripping off customers with dodgy deals that aren't what they seem".

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The fires in Spain that have been raging for days in and around the Madrid region are the biggest in the area’s history, ripping through dry vegetation, homes and campsites.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

In southern France, a fire in the area of Ponteves northeast of the city of Marseille had stabilised on Thursday after ripping through 2,500 hectares and destroying 10 houses, officials said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Views of just one of the wildfires ripping across Ontario, Canada yesterday.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Furious, I went back to the storage room to finish ripping open a crate of canned Alaska salmon.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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