rips off

present tense third-person singular of rip off
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rips off
Verb
  • The Circle was the first in a trio of critical-of-the-Establishment films that also includes 2003’s Crimson Gold (about a mentally ill veteran who robs a jewelry store) and 2006’s Offside (in which a group of young women try to sneak into a soccer match).
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Diabetic eye disease robs sight from millions.
    Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • La Tanière du Dragon steals the show, featuring a towering dragon that lies in wait beneath Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.
    Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Suffice it to say, their centuries-spanning love story steals the show.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And now, one such creation slithers, squeezes, and twists through the narrowest corners.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The surgeon withdraws the balloon and then squeezes the implant in through a sterile funnel before closing the incision.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 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
  • The dog jumps up and plucks the burger from her—a move that left viewers stunned and amused by the canine's flawless execution.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Even though the defeat stings, all the Hurricanes’ goals are still there for the taking.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But for Hovland, the lingering frustration of missing Sunday singles and watching Harris English sit out for no fault of his own still stings.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Linda hustles the two of them to a nearby motel whose only employees are a surly young goth attendant (a glowering Ivy Wolk) and a sympathetic, mildly flirty super (A$AP Rocky, laidback and breezy).
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For somebody who’d allegedly prefer a life of leisure, Phoebe Robinson sure hustles.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Robbie and Jayson have a furious battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The cast delivers in terms of performances, and Ashleigh Cummings sticks the landing as the protagonist who must turn her abductors against each other in order to get out alive.
    Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Rips off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rips%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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