ripper
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Synonyms for ripper
Synonyms
beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, jim-dandy, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart
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But there was never a face-ripper of a crash over this entire period. — Ben Carlson, Fortune, "Yes, The Market Will Eventually Crash. Here’s How to Be Ready For the Next One," 6 Sep. 2019 Her 8-month-old daughter is perhaps the youngest artist in the room, and an expert paper ripper. — Agatha French, Los Angeles Times, "‘The future is creativity’: Children’s book author Hervé Tullet nurtures kids’ imaginations at ICA LA," 26 July 2019 Steel shears designed to snip cars into confetti, ripper claw attachments capable of dismantling entire buildings, and a hydraulic concrete crusher attachment with jaws wide enough for a grown man to lie down in between that weighed nearly 10 tons. — Andrew Curry, WIRED, "One Boy’s Dream Vacation to See Giant Construction Equipment," 26 June 2019 No matter your age, stage or skill level, the local rippers seem especially chill and give equal time to flailing outsiders. — Barbara Odanaka, latimes.com, "A guide to L.A.’s best skate parks," 7 June 2019 In less than two months, Outlander is returning to the small screen, and now Starz has released the first full-length look at what's in store for everyone's favorite time-traveling bodice-ripper. — Emily Wang, Glamour, "The First Full Trailer For Outlander Season 4 Is Here and It's ... a Lot," 10 Sep. 2018 Sandpaper ripper Everybody has a different take on this thing. — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, "6 Simple Projects You Can Make From Scrap Wood," 21 Mar. 2018 The machine also has geo-fencing technology, so parents can allow little rippers to wander off-road, but not too far off. — Kyle Stock, Bloomberg.com, "Polaris Thinks the People Want a $28,000 Dune Buggy," 6 Mar. 2018 Its CB Steep Guides program allows mid-to-advanced rippers to take advantage of the mountain’s steep bowls, tight tree lines, and chutes, which mimic the backcountry but are still patrolled in case things get real. — Candice Rainey, Esquire, "Where to Get a Ski Slope to Yourself on Any Budget," 12 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ripper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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