rip up
verb
ripped up; ripping up; rips up
: to destroy something by tearing it to pieces
ripped up the letter
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Paparazzi are posted up outside MSG snapping photos of workers ripping up carpets and delivering drapery.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 July 2026
To expand the pipe network, about half requires ripping up sidewalks, while the rest can be installed in the existing sewage grid, meaning that new clients can sometimes be connected in less than a year.
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Francois De Beaupuy,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
With the match petering out, Algeria were keeping possession comfortably, and in the 87th minute started a marathon sequence of 110 successful passes that would result in a goal that ripped up the script.
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Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
England or Ghana are the likeliest candidates unless group mate Panama, who’s already eliminated, beats England on Saturday — in which case rip up your predictions and embrace the chaos.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 June 2026
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 July 2026
To expand the pipe network, about half requires ripping up sidewalks, while the rest can be installed in the existing sewage grid, meaning that new clients can sometimes be connected in less than a year.
—
Francois De Beaupuy,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
With the match petering out, Algeria were keeping possession comfortably, and in the 87th minute started a marathon sequence of 110 successful passes that would result in a goal that ripped up the script.
—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
England or Ghana are the likeliest candidates unless group mate Panama, who’s already eliminated, beats England on Saturday — in which case rip up your predictions and embrace the chaos.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
27 June 2026
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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