tatters 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

noun

plural of tatter

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Noun
  • The advisory suggested limiting strenuous activity from early morning to evening, wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing and staying out of the sun.
    Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
  • The children were last seen wearing traditional FLDS clothing, ABC4 reported.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Paddle amidst the towering rock formations, the remnants of Virgin Gorda's volcanic past, to discover hidden caverns where waves and sand meet.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Brands must get creative when designing Wimbledon attire for players, making fit, cut, trim, and fabric more important.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Many people were wearing beach attire and flip flops.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What spirit are you, that walks this castle in such strange raiment?
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • This isn’t the first time that licensing deals have proved to be a point of friction in the New York apparel scene.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
  • As for many top athletes, an endorsement deal with the company – the largest shoe and athletic apparel maker in the world – meant financial security in a career that by its nature is fleeting.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Designed to withstand intensive training, Lacoste’s abrasion-resistant piqué fabric is made with Ultra Dry moisture-wicking technology for more breathable wear.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
  • If your priority is all-day wear and call clarity on a budget, this is the headset to beat.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic church.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason.
    Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Noun
  • In 2016, McClendon died in a single-car crash in Oklahoma City, one day after a federal grand jury indicted him for bid rigging.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025
  • Crew members were hanging onto the rigging of the Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, video footage shows.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
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“Tatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tatters. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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