TEARS INTO Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

tears into

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present tense third-person singular of tear into

as in has at

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 attacks

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

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Recent Examples of tears into Her tight smile squeezes tiny tears into the corners of her eyes. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tears into

Phrase

After decades of arduous preparation, the largest, most ambitious survey of the night sky ever created has at last opened its eye.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
And in Warner’s view, success will be based on whether the cybersecurity community finds Neo stable, and easy to deploy and integrate with the tools a team already has at hand.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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Once Jadelyn Allchin, a former UCLA standout and Utah’s regular-season leader in hits (26), runs (19) and RBIs (17), launched a two-run homer to right just 11 pitches into Game 2, the Talons never looked back.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026