ripping (out)

verb

Definition of ripping (out)next
present participle of rip (out)
as in snarling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripping (out)
  1. snarling
  2. commenting
  3. clothing
  4. getting off
  5. remarking
  6. shouting
  7. formulating
  8. putting
Verb
  • WestJet canceled 495 flights Sunday, snarling travel plans in Canada in the middle of a long holiday weekend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While that shutdown ostensibly ended in mid-November, a partial government shutdown dragged on through April, snarling the Department of Homeland Security and causing long delays and confusion at airports across the country.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 July 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • Malloy, who generally has avoided commenting on election-year politics since becoming the chancellor of the University of Maine, declined to be interviewed for this story.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The breach rocked sentiment on Crypto Twitter, with influencers and company executives commenting on its implications.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of commenting
Verb
  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
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  • Lower-income households now account for 25% of all new businesses getting off the ground, up from 20% in 2020, the Bank of America Institute found.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But his teams didn’t appear ready to play while getting off to dreadful starts in each of the past three seasons.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of getting off
Verb
  • Iger presided over ABC's parent company when Kimmel was temporarily pulled from the air after remarking about Charlie Kirk's murder.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Romney took note of his political journey during his remarks at Monday's celebration, remarking on the bipartisanship that made Romneycare possible.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of remarking
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  • Feige said, shouting out Holland, Cretton, fellow producer Amy Pascal and distributor Sony Pictures.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The officers began shouting multiple commands simultaneously, creating confusion for Aubrey.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • Beneficiaries of this trend tend to be later-stage companies with strong revenues, scale, and a firm handle on customer needs, rather than seed and series A startups that are still formulating their strategy, investors told Semafor.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Dermatologists are weighing in, brands are formulating around it and consumers priced out of in-office treatments are eyeing it as the next at-home upgrade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of formulating
Verb
  • Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But goals like putting data centers in space would take multiple years, if not decades, to accomplish.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting
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