Words similar to ripping

Example sentences for: ripping

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English has other such ups and downs: ripping up a house versus ripping down the same structure, for instance, or the hearty Drink it down! instead of Drink it up!
During the occupation of Boston, the English desecrated the church ripping out the pews and using it as a riding school.
If Fortune couldn't resist ripping us off, a bit of credit might have been nice.
KAETHE (ripping off her mask): Not so fast!
Without elevating these often petty struggles into a war of "ideas," it may be worth asking: What are these people ripping themselves up about?