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ripper

[rip-er] / ˈrɪp ər /


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“Any good news at all and there are so many out there way off sides to a ripper of a rally,” Detrick said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

"Congratulations, 10 fifties and finally a hundred. You little ripper mate, have a beauty and enjoy it."

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

The airtight ripper is possibly the first Stevie Wonder song one could legitimately mosh to, which is kinda weird and unexpectedly satisfying.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

Excellent - ripper - and apologies if you, the reader, knew all this.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2022

When I offered to help, she raised an eyebrow—she had no idea I could sew—but handed me a coat, a diamond choker, a seam ripper, and a needle.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

"You think bodice rippers, contemporary things, fantasy. It covers a broad spectrum. So it's not maybe as niche as you think initially."

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

The 10-song set of vintage Foos anthems is their finest album in years, the stadium-ready rippers carrying a renewed sense of urgency following Hawkins’ death last year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

But we would suggest that you make some room in your playlist amid the dragon-fired bodice rippers for Jackson’s masterful work.

From Fox News ● May 24, 2019

I saw a whole load of children zipping down a steep San Francisco hill the other day much as we children coasted down winter hills on wicked "double rippers."

From Vignettes of San Francisco by Almira Bailey




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