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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When the fire tore through Altadena in January 2025, Sidecca and a few other stores on the north side of Mariposa Street’s bustling Mariposa Junction survived, while the other half-block of businesses burned to the ground.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
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That project caused sections of Conner Street from 14th Street to 6th Street to close while crews tore out 100-year-old subsurface brick and replaced it with asphalt and concrete.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
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Yes, there was even more discussion of Mike White being ripped.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Both are basically ripped from the headlines.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Eric Johnson of Geneva was among the many who brought paper to be shredded.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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That comfortably overloaded camper package won't be of much value if it gets shredded to bits on the trail, so Goldfields equips the Escape Pod just as robustly down under.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Ribboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribboned. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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