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as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
college kids who need to learn that you don't need to get ripped in order to have a good time
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as in tore
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth
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as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the car went ripping down the road
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as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
rip a sheet off the pad of paper
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Recent Examples of ripped
Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
In the footage, also obtained by PEOPLE, Tarek can be seen wearing a ripped shirt as he's questioned by an officer in a small room with his elderly dad.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Trail Blazers almost ripped it away from them on Monday night at Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Ooh, Kate is indeed getting her groove back with Chet, a ripped and dumb-seeming Christmas tree salesman (or something).
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
In the footage, also obtained by PEOPLE, Tarek can be seen wearing a ripped shirt as he's questioned by an officer in a small room with his elderly dad.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Crude has posted one of its sharpest single-day drops on record, and global equities have ripped higher on peace-deal euphoria.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Trail Blazers almost ripped it away from them on Monday night at Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripped
Adjective
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Investigators also found loaded guns and tens of thousands of dollars in cash.—
Jennifer Bisram,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Walpole looks fit for a repeat in a loaded Division 2 field and is led by five-tool junior standout Shane Harrington (SS).—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An allegedly very drunk and disruptive bar patron decided Wednesday night to call police and tell them that bar staff were assaulting him.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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People can be persuaded that community action should trump individual choice if a behavior, such as smoking cigarettes or driving while drunk, harms others who don’t engage in it.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Chimney Rock Fire Department served as both refuge and command post when Helene tore through western North Carolina, bringing mudslides and flash flooding that ripped apart homes and washed away roads.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Joaquín Panichelli tore his right ACL while training with Argentina last week and underwent surgery on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The curls, when sliced, are what allow the kale not to fall into a dense pile.—
Deputy Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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De La Cruz sliced an opposite-field hit to right field to score Matt McLain, who walked leading off the inning against Robert Garcia (0-1) and stole second base.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Several cars sped out of the parking lot before the victim ran away and collapsed.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Whatever the government claims to be planning should be speeded up.—
Robert Hormats,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Severino allowed back-to-back singles with one out in the fourth and was yanked for reliever Elvis Alvarado.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel drew walks, sandwiched around a Trout single, and then Soler yanked a three-run double down the left field line.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both Prinstein and Nagata say that the default privacy setting for minors should be set so that their data is not shared with other companies, and isn't used to personalize content that can keep them hooked to social media for extended periods of time.—
Carmel Wroth,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cast your mind back to summer 2019, a pre-Covid era when we were all hooked on Euphoria season one and the high school exploits of protagonist Rue, played by a scruffy Zendaya, all basketball shorts and tangled hair.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Demorris Hunter was accused of strangling 38-year-old Teresa Green in May 2002 shortly after a party with their neighbors allegedly ended in a drunken altercation.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Ripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripped. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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