as in beauties
something very good of its kind
the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches
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Recent Examples of rippers
Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Programming Purgatory is a family-friendly mountain and, as such, has a great ski school with offerings to suit rippers ages four to 104.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
The Rustler 10 is that rare ski that makes hardpack fun and soft stuff even better—an ideal match for all-mountain rippers who want to keep things loose but powerful.
—Marina Knight, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Programming Purgatory is a family-friendly mountain and, as such, has a great ski school with offerings to suit rippers ages four to 104.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
The Rustler 10 is that rare ski that makes hardpack fun and soft stuff even better—an ideal match for all-mountain rippers who want to keep things loose but powerful.
—Marina Knight, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rippers
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Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Here’s a story from the 2022 that explains her late development and how dreams come true the hard way.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Wednesday, April 22, Beef Goulash, California veggies, whole grain dinner roll, peaches, milk.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Inside the kitchen, pots of peaches simmer in butter while trays of cobbler slide in and out of the oven.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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An online amalgam of conspicuous consumption, natural wonders, and manmade spectacles — like the world’s tallest tower, Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, and even, yes, the vivid green of Dubai Chocolate — has propelled the emirates to superlative measures of tourism and consumer behavior.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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That includes more than 300,000 acres of forests, lakes, streams, trails, and campgrounds all overflowing with natural wonders and stunning vistas.—
Anthony Fredericks,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
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The wreath is made up of an assortment of beautiful blue wildflowers and daisies that are supported by green eucalyptus leaves with sprinkles of white daisies for extra depth.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many plants are admired for their striking aesthetic qualities, and flowers such as tulips, lilies, sunflowers, and daisies beautify fields, gardens, windowsills, and bouquets the world over.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Made in Italy, the beauts are marked by incredible attention to detail and top craftsmanship, because every part of your body deserves to be treated with something this chic — earlobes included.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The look can be as minimalist as gems sprinkled on the tips of neutral nails or as bold as clusters of various stone sizes in intricate formations.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2026
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The robbery would later be connected to a smaller cache of precious gems that had gone missing the previous month from the Beverly Hills home of real estate developer Paul Trousdale, a close friend of the Kirkebys—making these twin burglaries among the largest heists in Los Angeles history.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Rippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rippers. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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