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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatters
Noun
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According to this report, there’s concern about an AI companion named Bad Rudy, who is described as vulgar and antagonizing, and an AI companion named Ani, who is described as willing to shed her clothing.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025 -
Dress for comfort: Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing to stay cool.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 July 2025
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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
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Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Rambin shared a behind-the-scenes look at the photoshoot on TikTok, which offered a glimpse of the couple's first look at one another in their wedding attire.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Their attire, then, must serve the purpose of comfort and professionalism.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2024
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What spirit are you, that walks this castle in such strange raiment?—
Jay Martel,
The New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2022
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However, tariff-sensitive apparel prices increased 0.4%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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In addition, apparel prices declined 4% over the past year around the Valley, and prices for alcoholic beverages slipped 3.2%.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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For example, there are sleep masks, meant for overnight wear, that offer efficiency, whereas sheet masks deliver immediate results.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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Price upon publish date of this article: $56.25 Madewell’s woven bags have achieved internet virality based on their chicness, durability, spaciousness, and all-occasions wear.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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 25 Jul. 2025.
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