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ribboning

verb

present participle of ribbon

as in tearing

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind

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Thompson, who is preparing for his 14th NBA season, is a different player at this point of his NBA career after tearing his ACL in 2019 and then rupturing his Achilles in 2020.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Those include a major makeover for the first floor, including tearing out the stage to make space for a brewery.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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Koloffon started the scoring for the Vikings in the ninth minute, taking a pass from Marquez and ripping in a hard shot from 15 yards.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The travel stocks have been ripping for three years while this one mostly sat the party out.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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