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1 | 99% | 3 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 26% | 15 | Finding a logical or sensible reason for something that was initially done without reason | |
3 | 26% | 13 | Characteristic that evolves for one reason but later provides an advantage for another reason | |
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We think the answer is "RIP" which means:
- noun
- • A dissolute man in fashionable society
- • An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- • A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- • The act of rending or ripping or splitting something verb
- • Tear or be torn violently
- • Move precipitously or violently
- • Cut (wood) along the grain
- • Take without the owner's consent
- • Criticize or abuse strongly and violently
An example sentence would be:
- • "He tore a rip in his pants while climbing over the fence."
- • "The fierce wind caused a rip in the sail of the boat."
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New York Times05 Jan 1995 | Across 22 | |
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