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Recent Examples of ripsnorter Julia Roberts is the divine ripsnorter of weeping. New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign. SI.com, 6 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripsnorter
Noun
  • After stepping back from the spotlight, Gary Sinise is letting fans in on his family's private battle with cancer − and finding beauty after tragedy.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • She’s covered the rise of AI beauty tech, including Lash Extensions From an AI Robot: Is This the Future of Beauty?
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Mixing live action and disturbing, tactile stop-motion animation, the great Czech surrealist’s debut feature transforms Alice’s descent into a waking dream of Victorian clutter.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
  • Now cats are being used as props for deforestation propaganda and next-gen glitch art morphs the world into a Fibonacci fever dream.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Rosenblatt gives her a humdinger of a first act closing speech complete with the kind of curtain line actors kill for.
    David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
  • The Pope Trump image was followed by a couple other humdingers over the weekend, including a new plan to reopen Alcatraz (?).
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Test yourself on treasured tunes and midwestern marvels in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
  • Their products are often seen as technical marvels.
    JoAnn Yamani, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Anyway, Breville doles out sales sparingly, and this little corker is $50 off for the spring sale.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The final scene — a real corker — was filmed at City Hall.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Fritz kicked his first serve into Evans’s single-handed backhand to devastating effect, rather than just hitting his usual flat rippers.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Additional tools include a back box ripper for cutting tape and packaging materials and a cord cutter for light tasks.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The last five years have shown that, even in a world where singles can become global phenomena nearly overnight, the star-building process remains stubbornly hard to accelerate.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
  • Under Lee’s guidance, many of SM Entertainment’s earlier artists like H.O.T. (widely considered to be the first K-pop idol group), TVXQ!, BoA and Super Junior popularized K-pop in overseas markets and laid the foundations for K-pop to grow into a global phenomenon.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
  • All hues look fabulous in photos and the long-wearing, crease-proof claims are true, too—these beauts simply do not budge.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Ripsnorter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripsnorter. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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