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verb

present tense third-person singular of tatter
as in tears
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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tatters

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noun

plural of tatter
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as in shreds

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as in rags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatters
  1. tears
  2. shreds
  3. rags
  4. rips
  5. fragments
  6. clothing
  7. pieces
  8. threads
Verb
  • But as measles tears through many of their hometowns in central Pennsylvania, the national conversation has become paradoxically politically charged.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Following her father’s unexpected death, Carrie enters the public high school ecosystem and is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tears
Noun
  • Every opportunity to pounce on each other, snap after gnats, and pull shreds of meat from bones is important.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, when a previously obscure writer, Mia Ballard, was accused of using AI in her horror novel Shy Girl, her publisher launched an investigation, canceled the book, and left her reputation in shreds.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shreds
Noun
  • From rags to rhinestones The museum begins in a replica of the Smoky Mountains cabin where Dolly was raised.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The chapter opens with these boys finding this bundle of rags and using it as a football and kicking it around.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rags
Verb
  • Continue reading … NATION IN MOURNING — Canadian service members killed, 19 critically injured after fire rips through base.
    — , FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When an explosion rips through the hills, 35-year-old Nengsal is dug out of the debris having lost a leg.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of rips
Noun
  • Along the edge of the fantastically thin solar crescent, the brilliant orange points known as Baily’s Beads flash and disappear—the last fragments of photospheric light visible through deep lunar valleys.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the tray, crafted from natural capiz shell and embellished with gold leaf fragments, is a signature MacKenzie-Childs piece, reimagined to echo Dibs’ hero innovation, the Status Stick Face-and-Body Highlighter.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Abbott bused migrants from the border to Chicago, often without a clear destination or adequate clothing for harsh Illinois winters.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Shop the season’s top clothing and accessory swaps to elevate your cozy travel staples and take on the cold in runway-ready styles, with prices starting at $15.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of clothing
Noun
  • Accumulation of glass pieces and liquid debris in the bottom of glassware cooler in bar area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There is, of course, an automatic effect to hanging the tabletop pieces in place of the crucifix, their undulating surfaces almost reminiscent of a kind of spiritual abstraction.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of pieces
Noun
  • Usually, the various narrative threads of Black Doves alternate with each other scene-by-scene throughout an episode.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • By the film’s close, Saito somehow manages to land on a moment of authentic sibling interaction that, while not tying up all his disparate narrative threads, still feels honest and satisfying.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of threads
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