TORN (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

torn (out)

verb

Definition of torn (out)

past participle of tear (out)

as in pulled

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

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Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Kerkering then hit Alonso on an 0-2 count, and after Mayza entered, Henderson pulled his 2-1 sinker to the base of the right-center wall.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

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As the air is extracted, the coffee grounds transition from a loose, flowing state into a rigid mass that molds itself around the object’s shape.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Working with paleopathologists from the University of Pisa in Italy, the team analyzed DNA extracted from the ribs of Francesco I de' Medici, as well as Giovanni de' Medici, his younger brother who died of malaria 25 years earlier.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of extracted

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In Mendocino County, around 400 acres of vines have been uprooted.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Once the new borders were announced, roughly 15 million people were uprooted from their homes, as Hindus and Sikhs fled toward India and Muslims toward Pakistan in search of safety.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of uprooted

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Then we’re yanked into Louis’s hazy POV, from which Armand is reading another one of his apology letters.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
However, their anti-tank and anti-air systems failed to make a decisive difference after the Shah of Iran suddenly yanked out Iran’s decisive support from under them and cut a deal with Baghdad, crushing Kurdish morale in the process.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of yanked

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