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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
Prescott partially tore a hamstring in the second half of Dallas’ Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
About 30,500 initial jobless claims were filed in North Carolina in the nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of the state in late September, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Almost immediately, attention turned to the possibility that Watson tore his Achilles’.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after Hurricane Helene tore through their hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, Molly and Meherwan Irani called a staff meeting at their new downtown restaurant, Botiwalla, which had just been remodeled and was planning its grand opening that week.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Claims fell even following hurricanes Helene and Milton, which tore through the Southeast in recent weeks exacting tens of billions of dollars in damage.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
In the 2021 playoffs, Leonard tore the ACL in his right knee, missing the rest of that season as well as the entirety of the next one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Most recently, Hurricane Helene tore across several states in the southeast, and not even two weeks later, Hurricane Milton plowed through the Sunshine State’s Gulf coast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
But operations at the facilities have halted since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States over the weekend, causing historic flooding and landslides, cutting off roads and power and endangering millions of residents.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
About 30,500 initial jobless claims were filed in North Carolina in the nearly three weeks after Hurricane Helene tore through the western part of the state in late September, according to the state’s Division of Employment Security.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Almost immediately, attention turned to the possibility that Watson tore his Achilles’.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after Hurricane Helene tore through their hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, Molly and Meherwan Irani called a staff meeting at their new downtown restaurant, Botiwalla, which had just been remodeled and was planning its grand opening that week.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Claims fell even following hurricanes Helene and Milton, which tore through the Southeast in recent weeks exacting tens of billions of dollars in damage.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
In the 2021 playoffs, Leonard tore the ACL in his right knee, missing the rest of that season as well as the entirety of the next one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Most recently, Hurricane Helene tore across several states in the southeast, and not even two weeks later, Hurricane Milton plowed through the Sunshine State’s Gulf coast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
But operations at the facilities have halted since Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States over the weekend, causing historic flooding and landslides, cutting off roads and power and endangering millions of residents.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tore
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Correspondent Seth Doane talks with Russell about a show seemingly ripped from the headlines.David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Fifteen days after the storm ripped through the Blue Ridge Mountains, power was finally restored to the property thanks to dozens of linemen, from local Sumter Utilities to Gagnon Lines Construction out of Canada.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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That formal change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine — which had previously envisioned a nuclear response only in the event of an existential threat to Russia — grabbed headlines and stirred a fresh round of debate in Western capitals.Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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And then Sol turned to me and grabbed my hand.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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The 35-year-old and his younger brother then drove around 700 miles south to search for their father.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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The county’s Office of Education, run by the superintendent of schools, provides training, business, technology and payroll services to the county’s 33 school districts and 60 charter schools.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Her follower count jumped from 6,000 to over 1 million people in just seven days.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains.Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Tore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tore. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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