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tear
noun as in rip, cut
verb as in cut, rip an object
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Sam watches her fall apart, tear herself apart and is desperate.
And then he went on a tear in early 2013, creating one provocation after another, seemingly every day for more than two months.
As Kate was driven away, she appeared to wipe a tear from her eye.
Many of those gathering in the run-up to the grand jury decision wore hockey and tear gas masks to conceal their identity.
In other news, black and white pin-up shots are now officially less valuable than life-size Tiger Beat tear outs.
Louis turned at the exclamation, and looked on the faithful servant; but no tear was in his eye, no sound on his lip.
By what word is the relation between “pendulum” and “a smile and tear” described?
In the tear-stained story of humanity there has never been aught to surpass the thrilling record of Cawnpore.
In a short time you will be able, in the language of Dr. Johnson, “to tear out the heart of any book.”
The horizon, however, was lowering and hazy, and the sun had not force enough to tear the murky veil asunder.
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On this page you'll find 221 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tear, such as: crack, hole, breach, break, damage, and fissure.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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