TEARS (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

tears (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tear (out)

as in pulls

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

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As family members mill about, Carter pulls them into the eye of his orbit.

— Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
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Smart Document Capture extracts financial information from invoices, receipts and other documents directly into Xero.

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When that doesn’t work, Vicki yanks off her mic and retreats to her bedroom, leaving the others uncertain of what to do next.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Johnson yanks veterans' benefits package An effort to advance a package of VA benefits bills this morning on the House floor went down in flames – the latest in Speaker Mike Johnson's struggle to get Republicans on the same page.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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