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ribboned

verb

past tense of ribbon
as in tore
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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  1. tore
  2. ripped
  3. shredded
Verb
  • During another strong El Nino in 1997, hundreds of people died when Hurricane Pauline tore across Mexico’s Pacific coast.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Three years later, former ESPN host Keith Olbermann celebrated when Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles in the opening minutes of the Jets’ season.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tore
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  • Explosives ripped through the old bridge, sending it crashing into the Mississippi River as cheers rose from the crowd.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • So did trees—the Levitts ripped them out to ease the work of building crews (and then planted saplings after the homes were built).
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • There, the batteries were shredded and processed into Black Mass, a concentrated material containing valuable minerals recovered from lithium-ion batteries.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One of the pledges shredded the cocaine while Robinson added creatine to the cocaine.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of shredded
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“Ribboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribboned. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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