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as in strip
a long narrow piece of material tied a silk ribbon in her hair

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verb

as in to tear
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind

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Recent Examples of ribbon
Noun
Melania wore a black custom Adam Lippes coat dress with a white collar and a matching wide-brimmed black Eric Javitz hat with a white ribbon. Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025 At Sunday’s Mass that launched the daylong celebration, López and Ramírez — wearing sequined and embroidered huipil and skirt, colorful ribbons tied in her hair — led a dozen faithful in a traditional barefoot dance bringing the offerings to the altar. Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
As the road began to ribbon up and around the southern slope of the mountain, everything subtly shifted. Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 The Hoover Dam went from legislation to ribbon cutting in eight years. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for ribbon 
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Noun
  • Plans called for vertical metal siding and a blue accent strip along the top portion of the building.
    David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
  • In addition, the strip of winter storm and blizzard warnings stretching from South Texas to Jacksonville, Fla. is something rarely seen, as a low pressure area traverses the central Gulf of Mexico, directing abundant moisture northward, into the frigid air mass.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Zoom in: Divers worked in 20-minute shifts around the wreckage, swimming through the pitch-black depths and taking breaks at times to replace their suits, torn by debris.
    Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Hurricane Milton tore through Florida’s Gulf Coast about two weeks later.
    Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • His logic for ripping Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark for doing nothing more than watching a Chiefs game made no sense at all.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In floor remarks Saturday morning, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ripped into the Trump administration for the move, saying that the dismissals are a possible violation of federal law.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribbon. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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