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ripping off

VERB

rob; trick

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse appropriate bleed cheat con cop defraud dupe exploit filch fleece heist impose on lift nab pilfer pinch plunder ransack relieve rifle skin soak stick swindle swipe thieve use

Antonyms

WEAK

give offer

Example Sentences

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In a police interview, Doughty said he had become frustrated because the machine would not accept coins, adding that police were "more interested in ripping off a pensioner".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The England midfielder's 57th-minute goal prompted Emery to roar in delight before ripping off his jacket and hurling it into the air.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Elephants around Lake Manyara in Tanzania were killing acacia trees by ripping off bark and leaving “pale ghostly white trunks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The food company J. M. Smucker accused Trader Joe’s of ripping off its trademark peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in a lawsuit filed this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Since they don’t have any kind of survival instinct it’s no big deal for them to eventually pull themselves free of such an entanglement, ripping off great big swatches of themselves to do so.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland