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as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
when I got to his house, he was already pretty ripped
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
college kids who need to learn that you don't need to get ripped in order to have a good time
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as in tore
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth
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as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the car went ripping down the road
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as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
rip a sheet off the pad of paper
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Recent Examples of ripped
Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The end of the footage shows a man in a ripped shirt trying to leave before being punched in the face by a woman.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
After a 330-yard drive, Gotterup ripped a shot that rolled just past the hole.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
When at ports, the crew does everything from deck tours and day sails to maintenance, such as fixing a stove, sewing a ripped sail or doing laundry.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The end of the footage shows a man in a ripped shirt trying to leave before being punched in the face by a woman.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Verb
Our sound system was ripped out.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
After a 330-yard drive, Gotterup ripped a shot that rolled just past the hole.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripped
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There are certainly moments in time when that can be highly beneficial, including the loaded top of this upcoming draft.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Playing for his fifth team in his eighth NFL season, Darnold became the first quarterback from the loaded 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even Sheriff Taylor had the occasion to welcome someone worse than Otis the town drunk into the Mayberry jail.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cops quickly determined the 42-year-old suspect was drunk behind the wheel and charged him with driving while intoxicated.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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And that dislocation tore the labrum, which is the tissue that surrounds the socket and attaches it to the bone.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fourteen people were displaced after a quick-moving second-alarm fire tore through a triple-decker home in Lynn Monday evening.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The star of the show at both is the steak trompo, in which strip and sirloin steaks are skewered on a glossy vertical spit, sliced thinly to order onto a supple corn tortilla with avocado salsa.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Using single-cell RNA data from four additional mouse brains — including ones from male or female mice, and ones sliced from left to right or front to back — CellTransformer produced similar maps.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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The attacker sped away in a red Nissan Altima, but that was the only clue investigators had for several years.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Typically, lawyers said, the scheduling of cases is sped up either by attorneys working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or by the immigrants themselves.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Texas coach Vic Schaefer has also yanked post players Justice Carlton and Ashton Judd after on-court errors in the first half, and the Longhorns entered this timeout with four guards and Oldacre on the court.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mitchell’s companion yanked a necklace off Reed’s neck before both suspects fled the area, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This large mammal walked on long, spindly limbs — almost like a modern ungulate, such as a horse or zebra — yet its legs ended in massive, hooked claws.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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When Oliver sent me the script, I was really hooked.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Valentine's Day pagan connections Lupercalia was a debaucherous festival that celebrated the coming of spring that included animal sacrifices and drunken revelry to honor Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some may feel that what Bree is doing — cheating on Evan, and lying to Pippa — is worse than the one-time drunken hookup between Lucy and Evan.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Ripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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