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as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking
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as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department
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Recent Examples of ripped off
One of the sites on which the teams are set to focus is the southwest Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, where the roofs of buildings in an apartment complex were ripped off by the storms on Thursday night.
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Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Timothée Chalamet, who famously ripped off his shirt after the Knicks miraculously won Game 4 in the final seconds last Wednesday, was on hand for Saturday’s NBA Championship Game in San Antonio as well.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Robinson then ripped off a 53-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Louisville’s playoff win over the Battlehawks on Sunday, flashing some impressive speed in the process.
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Juan Carlos Blanco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Archer hit Vertical Aerospace with a patent infringement suit, claiming the British air taxi maker ripped off its Midnight aircraft.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
So how many pitchers have ripped off a five-game save-start-save-start-save stretch when the saves were real saves?
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The front axle of the SUV was ripped off, and the engine was ejected.
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Sofia Saric
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
The crash ripped off the ride-share sedan’s rear door and threw the passenger from the car, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
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Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
Kane unsuccessfully sued Fleischer Studios and Paramount in 1932, alleging Betty Boop ripped off her voice, likeness and scat-singing.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Timothée Chalamet, who famously ripped off his shirt after the Knicks miraculously won Game 4 in the final seconds last Wednesday, was on hand for Saturday’s NBA Championship Game in San Antonio as well.
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Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Robinson then ripped off a 53-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Louisville’s playoff win over the Battlehawks on Sunday, flashing some impressive speed in the process.
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Juan Carlos Blanco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Archer hit Vertical Aerospace with a patent infringement suit, claiming the British air taxi maker ripped off its Midnight aircraft.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
So how many pitchers have ripped off a five-game save-start-save-start-save stretch when the saves were real saves?
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Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The front axle of the SUV was ripped off, and the engine was ejected.
—
Sofia Saric
may 27,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
The crash ripped off the ride-share sedan’s rear door and threw the passenger from the car, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
Kane unsuccessfully sued Fleischer Studios and Paramount in 1932, alleging Betty Boop ripped off her voice, likeness and scat-singing.
—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripped off
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Phillies starter Zack Wheeler dominated — with help from center fielder Derek Hill, whose jaw-dropping catch robbed Juan Soto of a home run — to spoil interim manager Andy Green’s in-dugout Mets debut.
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Then came the Covid-19 pandemic, which robbed the world of connection and never fully gave it back.
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Joshua Serad, of Maple Shade, stole and damaged Pride flags Monday in the business district of Haddonfield on Kings Highway, according to police.
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Fudd followed with a go-ahead layup that put Dallas up 111-110 before Jessica Shepard stole the ball, and Aziaha James capped the scoring with a free throw to end it.
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Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Editor Picks One way to weed through the pages and pages of deals is going straight to the Vogue editor picks section, to see what the team has hand-plucked across all categories.
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Sanoja swiped second and scored on Edwards’ two-out RBI single.
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The 22-year-old center fielder swiped three bases in his second game with high Single-A Fort Wayne and both Luke Cantwell and Kavares Tears homered in a 7-6 win at Lake County on Wednesday.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
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Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
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Until then, concern that the smartphone market would continue to be squeezed by memory chip shortages had led investors to take a cautious view on Qualcomm’s prospects.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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As bankers hustled behind closed doors to price the deal and reporters indicated a first price of as high as $175, SpaceX perp-traders on Hyperliquid were buying and selling futures as high as $180 around the opening bell and as low as $153 just before the first trade came in at $150.
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While the driver was unharmed, per the station, CBS affiliate KFDM-TV in Beaumont said its photographer was stung once while at the scene, according to KBTX.
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Drivers stung by high gas prices have enjoyed some welcome relief over recent weeks, however, even as the impact of the Iran war continues to choke off oil supply.
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“Ripped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripped%20off. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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