TEAR INTO Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

tear into

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Definition of tear into

as in approach

to start work on energetically She tore into the home renovation project as soon as all the materials had been purchased.

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as in attack

to take sudden, violent action against We watched the fighters tear into each other during the final round.

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The discovery will shed new light into just who was traversing these waters during that era, the culture ministry says.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Each illuminated pixel converts that light into an electrical pulse, stimulating nearby retinal cells and putting visual information back into the pathway leading to the brain.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of light into

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Shoppers also had the opportunity to build and take home Lego sets at the Make-and-Take station in the Promenade courtyard.

— Madison Herring, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Silverada made the album official in Challis with a headlining set at the annual Braun Brothers Reunion.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of set at

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During the current almost six-month conflict with Iran, the US has had at most three carriers in the region at one time – though only for a matter of days – from a fleet of 11.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Today, the brown spirits landscape in this country has changed dramatically, and there is no longer a single state that does not have at least one whiskey producer.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of have at

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If a boat sailing into the sunset doesn’t say vacation, nothing does.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
But the delay meant the ship was sailing into less favorable wind and rougher fall seas, and provisions had already begun to dwindle after two false-start crossings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of sail into

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Shane Drohan yielded three runs on three hits and three walks while pitching into the sixth for Milwaukee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Kent, a southpaw who was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, pitched into the fifth inning, allowing three runs in the Nationals’ 12-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of pitch into

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