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ribboned

verb

past tense of ribbon

as in tore

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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The Vikings similarly struggled in 2023 after Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The collapse comes just weeks after a fire tore through a hospital in the capital Islamabad, killing at least 14 newborns and sparking widespread anger and multiple arrests.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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With two outs in the opening frame, Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca ripped consecutive RBI knocks to put Tampa Bay up 2-0.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Popular at American Chinese or Cajun-style Chinese restaurants, the sticky-sweet chicken is the utter definition of delicious, luring weary shoppers into food courts to find refuge from the bubblegum pink sweatpants and ripped denim.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

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Gaye’s was perhaps the most inventive, not to say subversive, Black version of the anthem since Jimi Hendrix had shredded the song at Woodstock in 1969.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Much of the waste Fabscrap receives is shredded or downcycled, to be used in insulation.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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