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as in ripped
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
angrily tore the letter to shreds
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as in yanked
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
tore the book from his hand
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring
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Recent Examples of tore
The 2025 third-round pick is the only healthy player returning from last season’s defensive line after Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles in the first week of OTAs.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Trump tore that deal up during his first term.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
The food distribution came as region residents and officials with the National Weather Service continue to tally the full impact of the tornadoes and violent storms that tore through Northwest Indiana and Illinois.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The Merrillville community is still grappling with destruction caused by an EF-2 tornado that tore through neighborhoods.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Walker had no choice but to be the bell cow for the Seahawks after Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in the NFC championship game two weeks earlier.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
On Saturday morning, Pratt posted on social media about the Thursday fire, which tore through the Highlands Circle commercial complex at 1515 Palisades Drive.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Dutch trio is out The Dutch squad will be without attacking midfielder Xavi Simons, who tore the ACL in his right knee in April while playing for Tottenham.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Trump tore that deal up during his first term.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
The food distribution came as region residents and officials with the National Weather Service continue to tally the full impact of the tornadoes and violent storms that tore through Northwest Indiana and Illinois.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
The Merrillville community is still grappling with destruction caused by an EF-2 tornado that tore through neighborhoods.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Walker had no choice but to be the bell cow for the Seahawks after Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in the NFC championship game two weeks earlier.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
On Saturday morning, Pratt posted on social media about the Thursday fire, which tore through the Highlands Circle commercial complex at 1515 Palisades Drive.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Dutch trio is out The Dutch squad will be without attacking midfielder Xavi Simons, who tore the ACL in his right knee in April while playing for Tottenham.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tore
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Police alleged that Love ripped a credit card reader from its mount and threw it at the employee, striking her in the head and breaking her glasses.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Perhaps the police ripped it from me that time on Merrion Square.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Still, the crisis was remarkable in that, despite the 1-billion-plus barrels yanked from the market since February, US and European benchmark crude prices didn’t top the spike following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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The announced attendance was a capacity 80,663, which is a little under 2,000 less than full capacity for the Giants and Jets as seats had to be yanked out down low to fit the regulation soccer field into MetLife Stadium.—
Andy Clayton,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Forward Natasha Howard scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Lynx (12-3), who have won 10 of their past 11 games.—
John W. Davis,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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Police said one officer grabbed his gun and another grabbed his taser.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 June 2026
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Graham quickly sped away in a 2023 white Mercedes.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Henley wrenched away from her mother's grip, turned, and darted up the stairs again, leaving Emily and Kate in startled silence.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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As the plane twisted upward, the air pressure wrenched off another tail fin.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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In a lot of cases, Earth’s gravity probably captured these objects and pulled them in, adding them to its growing bulk.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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The Telegraph reports that the artist pulled a Russian flag from his pants and threw it in a trash can.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tore. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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