RIP (OUT) Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

rip (out)

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That being said, neither of their statements seemed as strongly worded as UEFA’s and focused on not being consulted rather than the substance of the proposal.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
There isn’t a positive review in sight as the finders rip through strongly worded and insulting critiques from major music publications.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
While that shutdown ostensibly ended in mid-November, a partial government shutdown dragged on through April, snarling the Department of Homeland Security and causing long delays and confusion at airports across the country.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 July 2026

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Only two city council members and the mayor have commented on Juliana’s case or the police transparency around it.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Rodriguez, who was reelected to his District 10 commission seat without opposition on June 9, has not commented on the tickets matter.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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Carr placed considerable pressure on ABC following remarks Jimmy Kimmel made on his show about Charlie Kirk.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 July 2026
In 2019, writing in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, my partner and Achieve co-founder Daniel Pianko remarked on how content wealthy Americans were to funnel millions of dollars in donations to traditional colleges and universities.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Dermatologists are weighing in, brands are formulating around it and consumers priced out of in-office treatments are eyeing it as the next at-home upgrade.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
The starting point for UPDATE was to completely rethink how energy drinks are formulated.

— Clara Ludmir, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
One onboarding step was phrased so oddly that two teams interpreted it in opposite ways.

— Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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An ultra-fine, barrier-reparative mist, under-eye patches, and lip balms are also essential—tucked away in a pouch inside my Alex Mill tote.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 19 July 2026
Meanwhile, Hyland, 35, shared a video of herself lip syncing the song on vacation in Puerto Rico with husband Wells Adams and friends.

— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

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