1
as in to rob
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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2
as in to steal
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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3
as in to cheat
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 rip-off
Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
There’s a kinetic L.A. noir riff, in which the studio head, donning a trench coat and fedora, takes it upon himself to investigate the disappearance of a reel of the Chinatown rip-off Olivia Wilde is directing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Showtime Networks and Lionsgate’s Entertainment One have beaten a lawsuit accusing them of ripping off 2015 survival thriller Eden in Yellowjackets.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Dope Thief follows two thieves who pose as DEA agents to rip-off drug dealers.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
There’s a kinetic L.A. noir riff, in which the studio head, donning a trench coat and fedora, takes it upon himself to investigate the disappearance of a reel of the Chinatown rip-off Olivia Wilde is directing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
However, Oscar spotted Nolan and abducted him after killing his former mate and somehow ripped off the man’s arm with his bare hands for the treasure map tattooed on it (as opposed to, as Nolan suggested later, just taking a photo of the tattoo with his phone).
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Showtime Networks and Lionsgate’s Entertainment One have beaten a lawsuit accusing them of ripping off 2015 survival thriller Eden in Yellowjackets.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rip-off
Noun
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Antoine Massey, 32, faces charges of domestic abuse involving strangulation, theft of a motor vehicle and a parole violation.—
Anders Hagstrom , Nate Foy , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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As president, Ramaphosa was also tripped up by a scandal involving the theft of more than $500,000 in cash stuffed into a sofa on his farm, which led to a corruption probe.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Verb
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These guys robbed us — took everything, all our equipment.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Biggio robbed Giants second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald in the third inning.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Sophomore infielder Luke Nixon was responsible for half of them, stealing 14 in 16 attempts.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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One night, a couple of intruders beat Rob up and steal Apple.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Brunson ultimately aligned himself with fan-favorite LA Knight after Haliburton tried helping Paul to cheat during the match by giving him brass knuckles.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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But death in the Final Destination movies has a way of coming for those who cheat their fate, and in this case, the grim reaper wants the survivors of the Skyview disaster and their blood relatives.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Cloud sized up the young star, reached in and swiped the ball away as time expired.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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In that game, Haliburton scored 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting from the floor and 3-of-4 shooting from the foul line, dished out 11 assists, grabbed four rebounds, and swiped a steal.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Verb
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The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Women dominate the lower tiers of tea labor, from plucking to packaging and remain vastly underrepresented in management, ownership, or policy influence.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Police officers, firefighters and service members hustled to unload carloads of diapers, car seats, clothes, toys, books and toiletries that residents had dropped off.—
Tammy Murga,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Neal Moritz was hustling the heck out of this from the jump.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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“Rip-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rip-off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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