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
Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Dec. 2019
This store, along with other Starbucks locations throughout the city, would fall prey to similar assaults during the day, leaving dozens of storefronts defaced and tattered.
—Grady McGregor, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2019
Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
San Francisco is in a struggle to redefine itself after the pandemic left it in economic tatters and highlighted its longstanding problems with homelessness, drugs and property crime.
—Janie Har, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
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Verb
So where did Ransome’s tattered cozy knit end up after filming wrapped?
—Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Dec. 2019
This store, along with other Starbucks locations throughout the city, would fall prey to similar assaults during the day, leaving dozens of storefronts defaced and tattered.
—Grady McGregor, Fortune, 2 Oct. 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
San Francisco is in a struggle to redefine itself after the pandemic left it in economic tatters and highlighted its longstanding problems with homelessness, drugs and property crime.
—Janie Har, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatter
Verb
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After Hurricane Helene tore through the region last fall, a resilient community came together to bring it back to life.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cover and cook until roast is tender and shreds easily, about 5 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Illinois lawmakers have yet to provide one shred of evidence that any individual’s benefits fall afoul of the IRS rules.—
Ted Dabrowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The bomb explodes at 9:02 a.m., ripping to ruins the nine-story structure.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The thought of being ripped from her home, without time to pack up her belongings or say goodbye to friends, shakes her to the core.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stencils and fragments of text are also incorporated.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bread sold in six different states has been voluntarily recalled after fragments of glass were found on top of the bread, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the comet’s remnant is still visible and will be for a few weeks, according to experts.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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The space projectile was later identified as a remnant of a battery pallet thrown out of the International Space Station three years earlier.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The goal: to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually — even in the middle of winter — on a piece of land that is a fraction of the size of Central Park.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The radiation doses from a chest x-ray or from an annual mammogram are much smaller—approximately 2-13 mrem, which is a tiny fraction of the annual background dose of 300 mrem.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champ, saw his three-fight winning streak end in his most recent scrap, a third-round knockout loss to UFC lightweight champ Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Then give your child different objects to stick to the wall, like pipe cleaners, pom poms, pieces of felt, scraps of paper, and so on.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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“Tatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tatter. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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