as in tearing
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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Captain, top-line center and three-time Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov never played a game this season after tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee less than an hour into his first training camp practice.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
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After striking out in the second inning, first baseman Rafael Devers broke his bat by slamming it to the ground, then finishing it off by tearing it in two.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Bodega owners are not ripping people off.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Like a wormhole opening between the two men, a bridge ripping through spacetime to connect disparate realities.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Tattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattering. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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