as in rips
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
the prophecy that the disaster would cause people to rend their garments in mourning
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The dimple in the mattress stretches into a deep depression, one that essentially rips all the way through.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026 -
Continue reading … LEFT EATS LEFT — Hasan Piker rips NJ governor for doing ICE's job with state troopers at ICE facility.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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If any of those are missing on the platform side, the acquisition will find the gap and pull on it until something tears.—
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The Un Certain Regard best actor award went to Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for his turn in Rafiki Fariala’s Congo Boy, playing a teen talent in the Central African Republic who dreams of a career in music as a civil war tears his country apart.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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“Rends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rends. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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