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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
Christian Dashiell, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Blackburn is 6-foot-2, weighs 170 pounds, and was last seen wearing blue jeans with tears in the knees, a yellow T-shirt and a black, zippered hooded sweatshirt.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025
Further east, when Arcadia joined the sphere of concern as the fire erratically tore through the San Gabriel foothills, the city’s fire chief successfully advocated for unified commanders to issue more widespread evacuations than initially proposed.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As the young man became increasingly worked up to the point of tears, his dad offered to take him to Taco Bell to talk things over, since his son had promised to be honest about the situation.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Blackburn is 6-foot-2, weighs 170 pounds, and was last seen wearing blue jeans with tears in the knees, a yellow T-shirt and a black, zippered hooded sweatshirt.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Crowds are often torn between going to North Carolina for some fun at the Outer Banks or heading south to Myrtle Beach and the attractions along its 60 miles of coastline.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 21 Apr. 2025
Further east, when Arcadia joined the sphere of concern as the fire erratically tore through the San Gabriel foothills, the city’s fire chief successfully advocated for unified commanders to issue more widespread evacuations than initially proposed.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tear
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Reviewers did debate if the slit was too high or not, but that can vary from person to person depending on your own height and modesty preferences.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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True to their TikTok reputation, every element—including the brioche buns—is made from scratch.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, launching a business from scratch is riskier but results in the potential for innovation and long-term scalability.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tear. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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