as in to tear
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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Recent Examples of ribbon
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Set aside an hour, put wax seals on a dozen gift tags, and cut and string the ribbon through them.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.
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Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The piece featured a plunging neckline, dripping pearls, and tiny purple ribbons throughout.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Set aside an hour, put wax seals on a dozen gift tags, and cut and string the ribbon through them.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Verb
Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.
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Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.
—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ribbon
Noun
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After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.
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Looking Back To Move Forward Leight started Archives in 2010 on Abbott Kinney Boulevard, a trendy mile-long strip in Venice Beach, California.
Verb
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Shakespeare’s haughty Roman war hero, revered on the battlefield yet reviled by hungry plebeians, becomes the flash point in a young democracy tearing itself apart over power and sacrifice.
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That tactic may situate this work within a lineage that includes Jacques Villeglé and Mimmo Rotella, artists who used swiped, torn ads during the postwar era.
Verb
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On June 29, workers were seen installing a red carpet on the venue's signature stairs, only to rip it up a short time later.
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Four people died, including a 12-year-old boy, and several others were injured after at least three tornadoes ripped through that corner of the state.
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“Ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ribbon. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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