as in dream
something very good of its kind
the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches
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Recent Examples of ripper
Additional tools include a back box ripper for cutting tape and packaging materials and a cord cutter for light tasks.
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New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Fritz kicked his first serve into Evans’s single-handed backhand to devastating effect, rather than just hitting his usual flat rippers.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The conditions are so good, the beach is a stop in the USA Surfing’s Prime Series of competitions for rippers under 18.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
Jeff and Steve prove to be the grunge Lennon/McCartney or Chilton/Bell on Redd Kross, both trading and teaming up on anthemic rippers tailored for top-down blaring.
—Brad Cohan, SPIN, 3 July 2024
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New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Fritz kicked his first serve into Evans’s single-handed backhand to devastating effect, rather than just hitting his usual flat rippers.
—James Hansen, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
The conditions are so good, the beach is a stop in the USA Surfing’s Prime Series of competitions for rippers under 18.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024
Jeff and Steve prove to be the grunge Lennon/McCartney or Chilton/Bell on Redd Kross, both trading and teaming up on anthemic rippers tailored for top-down blaring.
—Brad Cohan, SPIN, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripper
Noun
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Are your security goals on course to support your bigger dreams in life?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many surrealist artists cast women as muses or dream figures conjured for the male gaze.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The earthquake nterrupted the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 beauty pageant in Cebu City, Philippines.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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So just remember that honesty isn’t necessarily about blurting out whatever judgment is on your mind—or holding someone else to your own standards about beauty.—
Miriam Kirmayer,
SELF,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While some waffle robes are known to shrink after a single wash, this is far from the truth for this textural beaut, which feels lush and maintains its shape across years of consistent use.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Literally anyone who can ride a bike can hoist a beaut by pressing a little button by your throttle and ride it out until the wheels fall off or the battery dies.—
Joe Salas
August 01,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2022
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Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
6 July 2019
Noun
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Based on a script by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon, Ransom is a corker of a paranoid, father’s-worst-nightmare thriller in which Gibson plays Tom, a one-percenter who discovers that his son has been kidnapped.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Season 3 cranks the tension up to an 11 and ends on a humdinger of a twist.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And that first Game 7 in finals history, in the parlance of the day, was a humdinger.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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The stakes are relatively low, and the childhood wonder may not work for more cynical adult viewers, but Skeleton Crew is a solid example of Star Wars' unlimited potential to tell all kinds of stories without having to relate everything back to the Skywalker Saga.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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So grab your telescope — or just your imagination — and prepare to explore the luminous wonders above.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Execs dream of a worldwide witching hour, where audiences in countries far and wide marvel at Brian Flores’ blitz packages and debate whether Jonnu Smith made a football move.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Passersby pause to take in the beauty of her native plants or offer a compliment, and children, mouths agape and fingers pointing, marvel at the buzzing inhabitants.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Ripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripper. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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