Goad
Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Rip
Rip verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.
Common collocations
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Rip and Goad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goad/rip
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