tear it

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: to cause frustration, defeat, or an end to plans or hopes
that tears it

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Governor Spanberger, a Democrat, is building on the groundwork laid by her Republican predecessor, Glenn Youngkin, rather than tearing it up. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 As Remis wrote in the Edgewater Scrapbook, there was talk early on of turning the Uptown into a flea market, or even of tearing it down. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 On a late September afternoon, Mariposa Park Apartments in west Fort Worth was quiet, yet the blue tarp, failing roof and wire fence wrapped around the complex about the aftermath of a fire that tore it apart a month ago. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Taschen told the New York Times that others who bid on the property in 2018 intended to tear it down and rebuild. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tear it

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“Tear it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tear%20it. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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