rip (out)

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  1. word
  2. snarl
  3. comment
  4. remark
  5. formulate
  6. phrase
  7. lip
  8. mouth
Verb
  • Therefore, the baddies will do various sneaky ploys of wording their requests to slip under the radar of the language-level circuit breakers.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • These legal tenets, designed to quash criticism of, and political opposition to, Beijing’s ultimate authority are vaguely worded and far-reaching in application.
    James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of word
Verb
  • The bandit wheeled and snarled at Herod, exposing his rotting front teeth.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Joe Raedle | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights on Friday as a massive winter storm snarled travel across the Southern U.S., while more than 4,000 others were delayed.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of snarl
Verb
  • Several friends and fans commented on Piper's post in support of her latest journey, including model Tanya Bardsley, actress Amy Jackson and journalist Ranvir Singh.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Abruzzo has declined recent requests to comment on the future of college sports organizing efforts under a new NLRB leadership.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of comment
Verb
  • Coach Greg Cronin had remarked that the Ducks’ duo of Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome had not looked the same sans Terry, and after a game to get his feet under him, the Ducks might need a repeat performance to again get past a formidable foe.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Therefore, remarks from Goldman management about the appetite for IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and other kinds of dealmaking are key during the conference call.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of remark
Verb
  • However, most over-the-counter eyelash serums are generally formulated at a suitable strength and do not require a prescription.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
  • But its responsibilities go well beyond formulating a president’s budget and spending priorities.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of formulate
Verb
  • However, Dylan has a way of phrasing himself in a way that can be teasingly hard to pin down.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Ultimately, the 2024 election presents us with the opportunity to pick a definitive side in America's roiling cold civil war, which this column has often phrased as that between the forces of civilizational sanity and the forces of civilizational arson.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of phrase
Verb
  • Swift is often closely watched at games, with people filming her every move, attempting to lip read her conversations and even noticing when her jewellery slips off.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Kim faced her own ups and downs, twice lipping out putts on her back nine to finish with a 74.
    Mark Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Definition of lip
Verb
  • One daughter then raises her hand near her mouth and appears to mouth something to the vice president.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Fike doesn’t mouth along to the songs, make distinct markers of when one ends and another begins, or even mention the titles of any of them.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
Definition of mouth
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