as in tears
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 ribbons
Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
First, politicians like to cut ribbons.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to the plunging neckline, the dress featured an exaggerated bow with floor-length ribbons that sashayed down the front.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
These fast-moving ribbons of air interact with slower surrounding air, creating strong wind shear that destabilizes the skies.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Sarah Henning, another community member leading memorial efforts across the city, told the outlet that 300 volunteers helped her group tie nearly 3,000 ribbons on street poles and trees.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Combine tinsel, faux flowers and greenery, old toys, ribbons, beads, and more to create a colorful, kitschy wreath to spice up your front door, no matter the season.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
Tamburri and colleagues focused on the hundreds of razor-thin magnetic field loops woven above the flare ribbons, some at the telescope's resolution limit.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
While hot chicken and ice cream eating contests are sure to be intense, the fair is planning to continue its tradition of handing out ribbons for several specialties, including baking, sewing, canning and photography, among others.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
First, politicians like to cut ribbons.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to the plunging neckline, the dress featured an exaggerated bow with floor-length ribbons that sashayed down the front.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
These fast-moving ribbons of air interact with slower surrounding air, creating strong wind shear that destabilizes the skies.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Sarah Henning, another community member leading memorial efforts across the city, told the outlet that 300 volunteers helped her group tie nearly 3,000 ribbons on street poles and trees.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Combine tinsel, faux flowers and greenery, old toys, ribbons, beads, and more to create a colorful, kitschy wreath to spice up your front door, no matter the season.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
Tamburri and colleagues focused on the hundreds of razor-thin magnetic field loops woven above the flare ribbons, some at the telescope's resolution limit.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ribbons
Noun
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Winocour does better with some of the specifics, like the red adhesive biopsy strips placed around Maxine’s breasts, mirroring the patterning tape on mannequins in the workshop.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The adhesive strips on these nursing pads help keep them in place, even throughout the night.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But as the war tears at civilian life, Sashi’s four brothers and their friend K are pulled into the conflict.—
Eliana Ramage
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bad Bunny plays Colorado, the drug ring leader, and Regina King is a crooked NY cop who tears the protagonist’s ordinary life apart.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Thing, who Isaac had sewn back onto his arm, regains his autonomy and rips Isaac’s heart out.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Roberts brings a jolt of invigorating fury to one of the movie’s strongest scenes, in which the mentor rips into her mentee in public on a campus square with a fully detailed character assassination.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Ribbons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribbons. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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