as in pulled
to draw out by force or with effort
you'll never tear that secret out of me
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torn (out)
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For years, fashion companies like Ralph Lauren pulled their products from Macy’s stores to sell more of their products direct to consumers online and at their own stores.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Curran then grabbed Trantalis’ leg and pulled him to the ground, then reportedly dragged him 15 feet across the road.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters pried part of the home open with an axe to douse the inside with water, the video shows.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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The manager of a rental car company who reported the vehicle stolen believed the lockbox containing the keys had been pried open, and said two other vehicles were stolen from the same garage.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
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Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, are edible seeds extracted from pumpkins.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of residents and buildings are being uprooted in Kiruna, a city that lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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On the University of Colorado Boulder campus, branches littered the ground along with some large trees that were uprooted.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Just as the video began, a man identified as Justin Calhoon, 19, lunged across the table, yanked it toward him and flipped it on its side while Turning Point materials spilled onto the pavement.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Torn (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torn%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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