rip up
phrasal verb
ripped up; ripping up; rips up
: to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
He ripped up the check.
She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces.
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He’s been on a redecorating and remodeling binge in and around the White House – from a golden overhaul of the Oval Office to ripping up the sod in the Rose Garden to pave it over with white stone.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2012, three years after his bloody encounter in Sydney Harbor, De Gelder faced his second biggest fear, after being ripped up by an underwater predator: public speaking.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
But Democrats slammed Collins and the VA for basically ripping up the VASP safety net before anything has been set up to replace it.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 19 June 2025
Williams was the only other player to finish with two catches, ripping up the sideline on a checkdown and later beating Gonzalez.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
In 2012, three years after his bloody encounter in Sydney Harbor, De Gelder faced his second biggest fear, after being ripped up by an underwater predator: public speaking.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
But Democrats slammed Collins and the VA for basically ripping up the VASP safety net before anything has been set up to replace it.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 19 June 2025
Williams was the only other player to finish with two catches, ripping up the sideline on a checkdown and later beating Gonzalez.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 July 2025
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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