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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

He survived being caught at bat-pad off Kuldeep, with India failing to review, but after he missed another drive at Kuldeep's ripper, England unravelled.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

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

The objects there are built on an Alice in Wonderland scale: tomato-shaped pincushions as big as chairs, a gargantuan seam ripper in royal blue, bobbins a giant could use.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021

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




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