rips off

present tense third-person singular of rip off
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rips off
Verb
  • When extracts are shown, they’re either filmed in a theater or shown in a smaller frame within the frame, which robs the movie of its mega-ness.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The erasure of this experience robs us all, and especially future generations who will never see a night like this.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Russ steals some latex molds from his movie makeup artist father and transforms himself into Chad with a shaggy wig, a mustache, buck teeth and chin, lip and nose enhancements.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • But sometimes stress over the sheer volume of what’s on our plates steals the most precious moments.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This liner then rapidly squeezes a magnetized target, creating the intense heat and pressure needed for fusion to occur, the same process that powers the sun.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping tires properly inflated not only extends their life but also squeezes more miles out of every charge—a win for the wallet and the planet.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There may be even greater reasons to put an ad that plucks the heartstrings in front of a broader crowd.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Courtesy Heather Straughter Even 14 years later, the memory of it being asked still stings.
    Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The first mozzie of the evening stings my arm.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside the furnace, a reaction takes place that rips the oxygen from the silica and sticks it to the carbon from the wood.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That sticks closely to the recommendations of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Rips off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rips%20off. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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