TEARS (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

tears (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tear (out)

as in pulls

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

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Rising air pulls powerful winds toward the fire, while downdrafts punch gusts back to the surface.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
The kitchen has a glossy black island that pulls double duty as a casual dining spot; there’s also a formal dining room.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 July 2026

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Under a contract with Konza Health, the new system automatically extracts emergency room records covering more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Space startup Interlune revealed a new technology that extracts 99% pure helium-3 from standard Grade A helium.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

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Johnson yanks veterans' benefits package An effort to advance a package of VA benefits bills this morning on the House floor went down in flames – the latest in Speaker Mike Johnson's struggle to get Republicans on the same page.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Like a false note on an out-of-tune piano, a clunky verb, a sentence without rhythm, yanks the reader out the flow of the work.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026

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