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verb

ˈta-tər

Definition of tatter

as in to tear

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it

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Recent Examples of tatter

Verb

Coming down that highway, one’s arrival was confirmed by a row of flag poles holding international flags, tattered and generally ignored. — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020 So where did Ransom’s tattered cozy knit end up after filming wrapped? — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2019

Noun

Their pitching staff then turned to tatters, heightening the importance of an offense that must mask it. Including Tucker, seven of Houston’s qualified hitters finished the first half with an OPS+ of 100 or higher. — Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 15 July 2024 Rourke himself approached the street at this hour in suave array and manic tatters. — Kevin Barry, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for tatter

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatter

Verb

Skubal was torn between his allegiance to his country and his commitment to his Tigers team.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Those arrested — many of them torn from their crying children — were detained in squalid conditions for days at a time on the 10th floor that Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan earlier this year deemed inhumane.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of tear

Noun

The congress has repeatedly amended the constitution to concentrate power in Ortega's hands and eliminate any shred of democratic independence and dissent in the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Fair Oaks’ famous chickens roam the property, pecking up shreds of lettuce that inevitably fall from the sandwiches.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of shred

Verb

It was forecast to gradually strengthen and the hurricane center said that ocean swells generated by Fausto were spreading along the Baja California coast and likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip tides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
But such agreements show that Udio could have licensed Sony’s tracks instead of allegedly ripping them from YouTube, the label claimed.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026

Definition of rip

Noun

Some critics worry that expanding certificates will reduce higher education to workforce training or fragment learning into disconnected pieces.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Peptides—the tiny protein fragments that users inject to try to speed up recovery, boost energy, or slow aging—are all the rage.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of fragment

Noun

There’s a lot of personal stakes in this setup for Aang, whose arc in the original series was always defined by his grief as the last remnant of a dead culture.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of remnant

Noun

Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
By being able to fly alongside an attack helicopter, Anduril says that three Thunders can effectively triple the strength of a single copter at a fraction of the cost of conventional alternatives.

— David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Definition of fraction

Noun

The speculative nattering kicked in at around the same time the last scrap of golden confetti had found a resting place on the turf at, um, New York New Jersey Stadium.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
Using a long flexible knife or a spoon and working one at a time, carefully loosen and lift both top fillets from bones and remove; clean up small bones and scraps from sides of fillets as needed.

— Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

Porzingis has become a dependable plug-and-play complementary piece around star players, including his 2024 NBA title run with the Boston Celtics.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Adding another employee, buying a new piece of equipment, or expanding into a larger space all become harder when the tax code penalizes those investments.

— Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026

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