rip up
phrasal verb
ripped up; ripping up; rips up
: to completely destroy (something) by tearing it into pieces
He ripped up the check.
She ripped the letter up into tiny pieces.
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Old carpet was ripped up, funky wallpaper was taken down.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The film draws on a dizzying number of moments that are equal parts somber (Paul Simon on the first post-9/11 show), surreal (Sinéad O’Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope), and groundbreaking (Funky 4 + 1’s 1981 appearance was the first hip-hop performance on national TV).
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and across the country.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
When Purdue and friends were blanketing the land with prescription opioids and heroin use plummeted, the then-head of the Sinaloa cartel ripped up pot plants and seeded the countryside with poppies.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The film draws on a dizzying number of moments that are equal parts somber (Paul Simon on the first post-9/11 show), surreal (Sinéad O’Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope), and groundbreaking (Funky 4 + 1’s 1981 appearance was the first hip-hop performance on national TV).
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
During Doug Burgum’s two terms as North Dakota governor, the state repeatedly sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, attempting to rip up rules that govern federal lands in his state and across the country.
—Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
When Purdue and friends were blanketing the land with prescription opioids and heroin use plummeted, the then-head of the Sinaloa cartel ripped up pot plants and seeded the countryside with poppies.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Rip up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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