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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring
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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 tear
Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Ocasio-Cortez has gone on a tear against the Trump administration since President Donald Trump took office in January.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Noun
It is written with the tears of the mothers of children who died selling drugs for Hoover.
—Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Ocasio-Cortez has gone on a tear against the Trump administration since President Donald Trump took office in January.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Verb
The show describes itself as a chess tournament between an American and Soviet chess player, as the two also fight over the woman torn between them.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tear
Noun
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Later that evening, Henson appeared in a sculptural brown gown with a dramatic shoulder detail and high slit.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph attended the 2025 Gotham Television Awards in N.Y.C. in a black gown with a square neckline and thigh-high slit.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Many organisations are using the EU’s framework globally as a benchmark rather than creating their own from scratch.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And so Blomfield, who knows how to code, also tried his hand at vibe coding — both to rejig his blog and to create from scratch a website called Recipe Ninja.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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“Tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tear. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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