rips (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rip (out)
as in snarls

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rips (out)
  1. snarls
  2. remarks
  3. comments
  4. phrases
  5. gets off
  6. shouts
  7. drawls
  8. whispers
Verb
  • Day to day, as the city grows, there’s also the question of traffic, which snarls the city as public transit initiatives have repeatedly struggled.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Definition of snarls
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  • Brody recently made headlines for publicly describing Israel’s actions Gaza as genocide and expressing his support for a free Palestine, remarks that prompted public disagreement from creator Erin Foster and his onscreen mother, Tovah Feldshuh.
    — Emma Madden, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The indoor ceremony, which is open to the public, will include the national anthem, an invocation, remarks, a gun salute and a performance of taps.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of remarks
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  • But when mother Fumiko (Asami Usuda) comments that their youngest was complaining about never seeing her father (Takahiro Miura) smile, the cracks beneath this veneer of domestic bliss quickly become apparent.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Our dear old Katie, who used to wake us up every morning with her cheery smile, is now nothing more than a miserable LIB Boomer who comments on Danica Patrick's Instagram posts in the middle of the night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of comments
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  • Those fake apps were designed to steal 12- and 24-word cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Like many workplace phrases, its meaning depends on context, relationship and power.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of phrases
Verb
  • Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets off
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  • Aneha shouts to the crowd and then dances off the altar, like this is all a fun gag.
    — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady!
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of drawls
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  • Dracula’s footsteps can circle behind you while his voice whispers in your ear, and Ilan’s score can swell above and around you.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s when Druski whispers something to him about his plans to possibly wear and say something offensive — but fans will have to wait and see what the famously line-toeing comedian actually does on the show.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of whispers
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“Rips (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rips%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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