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tear (out)

verb

Definition of tear (out)next
as in to pull
to draw out by force or with effort you'll never tear that secret out of me

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tear (out)
  1. pull
  2. extract
  3. yank
  4. pluck
Verb
  • Ben’s view Even as European leaders press forward to centralize the bloc’s economy and invest in its shared security, the rising politics in Germany and France are pulling those nations in the opposite direction.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Wildcats had three of their four takeaways in the first half to pull to a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to a 41-7 victory in Evanston.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of pull
Verb
  • After a years-long effort to extract just a fraction of DNA, the Bible hairs turned out not to be Jefferson’s.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Three of the four are co-ferments, which means the beans are put in anaerobic tanks, where oxygen is extracted and fruit is added.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of extract
Verb
  • Brewers starter Dustin May gave up three runs and six hits before being yanked with one out in the third.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In recent conversations with The Athletic, two coaches with deep affection for their alma mater described having the Camp Randall rug yanked from underneath them.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of yank
Verb
  • Her words, as if plucked from a Sunday morning sermon, speak to the source of her strength.
    — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Trump sometimes plucks memes from a sprawling ecosystem of online conservative supporters, and sometimes his government staff produces them as part of their official messaging.
    — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of pluck
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“Tear (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tear%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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