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rip

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




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"Stay away from beaches and coastal areas where rough surf and rip currents could sweep you away," it added.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

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

When Andrew Todd and his children got caught in a rip current while swimming in the sea, it could have spelled disaster.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Southern California lifeguards reported performing thousands of rescues last weekend amid crowded conditions, rough surf and strong rip currents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

There was no physical rip, but that didn’t mean that there wasn’t anything there.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

“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

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

He then rips the statue from the railings and drags it onto his bike before riding off while balancing the soldier across the vehicle.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

He rips the bull hook from my hand.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Nearby fields were littered with broken deckchairs, scraps of fiberglass insulation and pieces of wire fencing ripped apart by the fierce winds that struck the village and its surroundings.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

And with that veil ripped off, every emotion they didn’t let themselves feel, every word left unsaid, every last regret, all become instantly magnified, sprawling out before them on an endless road.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Streaks cover its heat shield, an indicator of the heat and forces that ripped across it as the vehicle powered back to Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Brown was also said to have ripped out smoke alarms.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

I went to my bed and ripped open my mattress, letting the gold spill out onto the floor.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Adding seat-back entertainment is a reversal for an airline that, less than a decade ago, was ripping screens off its planes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

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

That’s when you can think about ripping off the bandage and converting funds to Roth with an eye to the tax rate of the next generation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 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

I could imagine her tramping through the rooms, perhaps paying sixpence for admission, ripping the quietude with her sharp, staccato laugh.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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