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as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking
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as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department
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Recent Examples of ripped off
Sharon is keeping an eye on the guy who got his diamonds ripped off in Act One, because her bosses don’t want to pay out.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite being in serious pain earlier in the game, Mahomes ripped off a 26-yard run that set up the game winning field goal against the Eagles.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The company was ripped off over and over in more than 100 crooked transactions, the agreement said.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Golden State finally ripped off the Jonathan Kuminga bandage, sending him to Atlanta for Kristaps Porzingis, a high-upside center whose biggest obstacle is his inability to stay on the court.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
But when her veil is ripped off from behind, everyone on set gasps as her head goes with it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
But the Panthers ripped off a 24-point second quarter, taking a 40-30 lead that expanded to 46-30 with two free throws by Crystal Henderson.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
On May 7, 1955, two members of the local White Citizens’ Council shot into the cab of Reverend George Lee’s car; the bullets ripped off the lower half of his face.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The Heat ripped off a 15-0 run after Hauser’s early buckets and built an early 28-9 lead, triggering two Mazzulla timeouts and a series of Celtics substitutions.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Despite being in serious pain earlier in the game, Mahomes ripped off a 26-yard run that set up the game winning field goal against the Eagles.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The company was ripped off over and over in more than 100 crooked transactions, the agreement said.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 10 Feb. 2026
Golden State finally ripped off the Jonathan Kuminga bandage, sending him to Atlanta for Kristaps Porzingis, a high-upside center whose biggest obstacle is his inability to stay on the court.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
But when her veil is ripped off from behind, everyone on set gasps as her head goes with it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
But the Panthers ripped off a 24-point second quarter, taking a 40-30 lead that expanded to 46-30 with two free throws by Crystal Henderson.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
On May 7, 1955, two members of the local White Citizens’ Council shot into the cab of Reverend George Lee’s car; the bullets ripped off the lower half of his face.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
The Heat ripped off a 15-0 run after Hauser’s early buckets and built an early 28-9 lead, triggering two Mazzulla timeouts and a series of Celtics substitutions.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripped off
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Two victims were robbed at their homes, and one was robbed after exiting a vehicle at a business in San Rafael.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In a social media post on Thursday, the Novato Police Department said that dispatchers received a 911 call on the afternoon of January 14 from a man who reported being robbed at gunpoint at his home in central Novato.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Thieves stole $40,000 worth of handmade puppets, props and merchandise from outside a Hollywood Hills home.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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On March 18, 1990, two men posing as police officers stole 13 artworks valued at over $500 million from the museum in what is considered the largest unsolved art heist in modern history.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over at Azur on Luminara, the menu reinvents itself every two days to mirror the port of call, like someone plucked the best taverna dishes off the coast and casually plated them in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Kempe was able to play it off of his skate and swiped it past Vladar to open the scoring.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Over the last four seasons, Bader has swiped 65 bases and posted 85th percentile sprint speed last season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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McMann hunted, but never cheated, for offence.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries to work in them under slave-like conditions.—
Sakchai Lalit,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In an ecosystem squeezed by the brutal economics of streaming and the continuing struggles of the theatrical model, far too many worthy films go unsold and unseen.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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His attacker, the man in black, was hustled off the stage.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the lights came up, Taylor had already been hustled out, as had Arnaud.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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The loss certainly stung for Maye.—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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One pocket of tech that has faced a lot of pressure have been software firms, with the shares of companies like SAP, Salesforce, and ServiceNow all stung the last six months, as Reuters reports, because of rising fears that AI could disrupt their business models.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Ripped off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripped%20off. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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