1
as in robs
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 steals
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 squeezes
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 rips off
When the woman exits, her assailant throws her to the ground, rips off her clothes and overpowers her.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
The leader of these superheroes rips off his protective visor and unleashes a catastrophic optic blast.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
The leader of these superheroes rips off his protective visor and unleashes a catastrophic optic blast.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rips off
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What people want to hear is your own voice; the story told in your own way, and that’s what AI completely robs everyone of.
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The ban has been widely celebrated by advocates who hope Vermont’s move will prompt similar action in other states to prevent the neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements and affects about 1 million Americans.
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John Krasinski stars as a jet-setting art thief who steals priceless paintings to help uncover clues as to the whereabouts of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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Carr is not a point-of-attack defender, gets beat in isolation and doesn’t collect nearly as many steals for a player with his physical gifts.
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One of our favorite budget models on the market right now is HP's OmniBook X Flip, which squeezes every bit of performance out of its components to deliver capable everyday productivity performance in a good-looking package.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
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Shields' younger daughter inherited her love of fashion and regularly swipes designer pieces from her closet.
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Geomagnetic conditions are expected to intensify late tonight into early tomorrow, if the CME swipes Earth, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
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Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
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Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
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His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
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But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.
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If feedback stings, take a breath, separate taste from task, and keep what improves the result.
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For Martin, that statement still stings.
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Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
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Despite concerns that chip stocks could be topping out as the industry hustles to boost supply, Wall Street thinks Micron still has plenty of room to run.
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“Rips off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rips%20off. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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