ripping (out)

present participle of rip (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripping (out)
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before long, strangers are watching, liking, and commenting on a moment that was meant to be private.
    Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s no indication if the NBA would consider doing that; the league isn’t commenting on that, either.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More classes would also allow more opportunities for students to take remedial or make-up classes without getting off-track.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, Walker shed the blocks of Ekeler and Scott and forced Daniels to his right, where Martin was getting off the Wylie block.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More reports of damaging winds observed across portions of northwestern Louisiana, remarking that storms brought down trees and powerlines.
    Shawnie Caslin Martucci, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • By the three month mark, even my two teenage sons were remarking on my sober skin.
    Donna Francis, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Then, a man stood up and started shouting at Harris.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His clips are pretty rudimentary tributes to guys like Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, shouting them out with highlight reels and songs by 100 gecs and Jersey club collective TwerkNation28.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Clean fashion follows in the footsteps of clean beauty, which had a significant rise in the early 2010s when brands such as Beautycounter began formulating products free from chemicals like parabens and formaldehyde — widely linked to health issues spanning from hormone disruption to cancer.
    Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The company focuses on identifying and copying molecules found in nature, refining and scaling those ingredients for their specific skin longevity benefits, and formulating them into products that satisfy consumer needs.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Turn on music or a podcast and fill a few spare minutes wiping down surfaces, dusting, or putting things away.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • With the symptoms of climate crisis increasingly felt by people and businesses, including those within the art world, the Fondation Beyeler is making a statement by putting ecological stewardship on par with artistic curation.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But no one wants to be caught sifting through lawsuits or whispering about a castmate’s questionable business practices.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Is the muse whispering in your ear?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Ripping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripping%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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