tear up
verb
tore up; torn up; tearing up; tears up
1
: to damage, remove, or effect an opening in
tore up the street to lay a new water main
2
: to perform or compete with great success on, in, or against
couples tearing up the dance floor
a batter who's tearing up the league
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Pretty much everything in game is discovered by tearing up the terrain, but that also presented its own challenges.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
According to Smith, this project would be cheaper because pavement would not need to be torn up.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
In 1836, rioters raided the office of James G. Birney’s abolitionist newspaper, The Philanthropist, tore up the papers, broke up the type and tossed the press into the river.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Myth: Tornadoes don't pass through mountains or lakes Belles said mountains can tear up tornadoes or storm clouds but will not stop them.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
According to Smith, this project would be cheaper because pavement would not need to be torn up.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
In 1836, rioters raided the office of James G. Birney’s abolitionist newspaper, The Philanthropist, tore up the papers, broke up the type and tossed the press into the river.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Myth: Tornadoes don't pass through mountains or lakes Belles said mountains can tear up tornadoes or storm clouds but will not stop them.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Tear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tear%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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