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as in to tear
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth
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2
as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife
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3
as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
the car went ripping down the road
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as in to yank
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
rip a sheet off the pad of paper
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as in pervert
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down
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Recent Examples of rip
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
Anna Southerland arrives at her friend's rehearsal dinner in a hospital gown after her dress was ripped in a car accident.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, the album exists only in the odd YouTube rip.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
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Verb
A couple fans, by the way, ripped Furphy on X for missing his free throw and failing to complete the and-one on his late bucket.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
Anna Southerland arrives at her friend's rehearsal dinner in a hospital gown after her dress was ripped in a car accident.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Noun
There were no rips in the fabric of memory, in this view, because there were no memories to mend—no foundational oral tradition beneath the narratives, only a lattice of tropes.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Today, the album exists only in the odd YouTube rip.
—Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
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Verb
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Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton tore his right Achilles tendon during the first quarter of the Pacers 103-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, the very last game of the NBA season, on Sunday night and has subsequently undergone surgery to repair it.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Hurricane Ian tore through the original building his family had operated for decades.—
Christina Kelso,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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In April 2006, Stanko, 57, beat and strangled girlfriend Laura Ling to death and raped her teenage daughter and slit her throat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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The administration eventually flew him back, but immediately detained him on criminal charges.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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There are still questions about the cornerback position and the pass rush, but second-year defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will have his unit flying around the field making plays.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The administration previously yanked, and then reinstated, visas at an array of universities for more than 4,700 students this spring.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The National Institutes of Health, which is under Kennedy's command, has stopped accepting submissions for its flagship journal on environmental health and yanked research grants.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.—
Seth Borenstein,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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The pair later sliced into a two-tiered wedding cake topped with fresh grapes and figs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The woman and her caretaker hurried home after spotting the animal, the outlet noted.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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In the few months since its launch, JD.com has grabbed 7.5% of China’s food-delivery market after its daily meal orders reached 20 million on May 13, according to a May 14 research note from Blue Lotus Capital Advisors.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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In Monday night’s first quarter after falling to the court, Haliburton winced and grabbed his lower right leg.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Last November, the company set plans to slash 25 percent of head office staff, around 85 roles, as part of the same efficiency drive.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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In March, Standard Chartered slashed its ether price target by more than half.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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“Rip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rip. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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