RIPS (OUT) Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

rips (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rip (out)

as in snarls

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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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France’s challenges came from external provocation, first the petulance of the Paraguayan team, but then comments widely condemned as racist by a Paraguayan politician.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026
The department directed Fortune to comments Chief Jim McDonnell made at a police commission meeting on Tuesday.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of comments

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Like many workplace phrases, its meaning depends on context, relationship and power.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Because Survivor 42 followed the same format with all the exact same twists from Survivor 41—Prisoner's Dilemma, goofy phrases, Hourglass twist, Shot in the Dark, Do or Die—along with many of the same challenges, the entire season often felt like a rerun.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

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Christopher Nolan‘s box office journey with The Odyssey looks to be one for the books, as Universal Pictures‘ star-studded adaptation of the classical Greek mythological tale gets off to a rousing start in its opening weekend.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
The program offers one-on-one coaching with participants beyond the program to ensure the business not only gets off the ground, but also stays afloat.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of gets off

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In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?

— Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

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