TEAR (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

tear (out)

verb

Definition of tear (out)

as in to pull

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

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Including company inventories, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser estimated this week that more than 1 billion barrels have been pulled from stockpiles worldwide.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
So strong was the Chicks’ commercial pull that their 2002 album Home—a trend-averse acoustic bluegrass album essentially recorded in secret—became a gargantuan hit, with two of its songs reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of pull

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Much of the fear stems from Paramount's pledge to extract more than $6 billion in annual synergies within three years of closing the merger.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
When Blue Cross Blue Shield recently published research suggesting that hospitals use artificial intelligence tools to extract more money from insurers without providing additional care, people were mad.

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of extract

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The original number was 28,800, but Carolina Herrera designer Wes Gordon’s two children plucked a tulip each to take with them.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Four years later Fontaine plucked another future Hall of Famer, taking outfielder Tony Gwynn in the third round.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pluck

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tear (out)

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