TEARING (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

tearing (out)

verb

Definition of tearing (out)

present participle of tear (out)

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort you'll never tear that secret out of me

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Havertz pulling to the right, combined with the snappier passing of Rice, is what brought their equaliser.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Even average Big Ten linemen are pulling $400,000 or more these days.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulling

Verb

How much of it might be solved by prying them from our children’s hands?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Since Bill completed his term as the 42nd POTUS in 2001, the political power couple has primarily resided in a Dutch Colonial dwelling in New York’s Westchester County, secluded amongst the trees—and away from prying eyes.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prying

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Fibr produced the dataset by extracting composition information published on retailers’ product pages.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
That company has a method for extracting lithium from salt water brine, skipping a common refining process typically needed to get the material from hard rock.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracting

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Sanders made field goals of 33, 51 and 52 yards, rebounding after yanking a 54-yard attempt short and left.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away.

— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of yanking

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tearing (out)

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