rippers

noun

plural of ripper
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 Perhaps unlike anyone else in country music beyond maybe Brantley Gilbert, Hardy makes fairly straightforward country radio fare while also making straight-up heavy metal rippers. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2026 The biggest chase of all is the Black bordered one-of-ones, which has been prone to catch pack rippers off guard as they’re focused on adding to their sticker books. — Andrew MacKie, New York Times, 19 May 2026 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. — 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
  1. beauties
  2. dreams
  3. peaches
  4. wonders
  5. daisies
  6. beauts
  7. gems
Noun
  • With titles like Pictures of the hundred beauties of flowerland, these guidebooks contained information on correct etiquette with courtesans, along with an overview of fees and tips.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before that, everyone was taking pep pills or methadone or black beauties, speed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This is the state that Haley Stevens has claimed to literally see in her dreams.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • For a heart-healthy snack, top some plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt with berries, banana, peaches, or mango.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
  • From dwarf peaches to columnar dogwoods, these trees loom large in the landscape, while occupying a small footprint.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of peaches
Noun
  • Somehow, this seemed to connect as well as anything said last night to the wonders of horology being celebrated in Geneva this season.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Max writes jingles in Chicago and wonders where his life went.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wonders
Noun
  • Check out blue daze, bush daisy, pentas, Joseph’s coat and Gerbera daisies.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The flowers may be spidery or look like daisies, pom-poms, or thick cushions of slightly curved petals.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of daisies
Noun
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Definition of beauts
Noun
  • Played in sequence, tracks that are gems in their own right become nearly anonymous in situ.
    — Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These piece have become more trendy in recent years with customers wanting to find gems that complement their spaces.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of gems

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“Rippers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rippers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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