ripsnorter

noun

ˈrip-ˈsnȯr-tər How to pronounce ripsnorter (audio)
Definition of ripsnorternext
as in beauty
something very good of its kind had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter, but it turned out to be a real snoozer

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Recent Examples of ripsnorter Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign. — SI.com, 6 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripsnorter
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. humdinger
  4. marvel
  5. corker
  6. phenomenon
  7. ripper
  8. wonder
Noun
  • People are shopping for clothing and beauty products at a Zudio store in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 4, 2024.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • First was an anti-aging and beauty-focused treatment that combined 20 minutes in a relaxingly warm red light bed with a Japanese Microbiome and Fermented Enzyme Facial.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Destinations that combine crystal-clear seas, warm sand tones and unspoilt scenery consistently stand out as the places people most dream about visiting.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Let’s travel path two and figure out how this career part timer doesn’t have to put the rest of their life on hold while the dream career is still TBD.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This polyphonic novel already has a chorus, thanks to its humdinger cast of ensemble characters.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • The seemingly simple soccer cleat has progressed from a chunky leather work boot worn in factories to a marvel of modern engineering made with advanced synthetic materials and composites.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • This strategic evolution aims to transition Atlas from a high-cost marvel to a scalable, commercially viable solution.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • Still, the opening episode is a corker.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of corker
Noun
  • Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • The biggest chase of all is the Black bordered one-of-ones, which has been prone to catch pack rippers off guard as they’re focused on adding to their sticker books.
    — Andrew Mackie, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • Quinn Hughes’ ripper allowed the Americans to advance.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of ripper
Noun
  • For children, the backyard is a place of wonder, suitable for imaginative play of all types.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of wonder

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