TORN (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

torn (out)

verb

Definition of torn (out)

past participle of tear (out)

as in pulled

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

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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.

— Rod Beard, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

Definition of pulled

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My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Lonnie has plenty stacked against him, not least of all his own son, who is inching closer to surpassing his status in the golf world — people are even starting to call him the Hawk, a torch that had to have been pried out of his father’s hand.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026

Definition of pried

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If extracted, that water could support astronauts, provide oxygen and be split into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
For instance, the region is thought to abundant with water ice – a valuable resource that could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of extracted

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Investigators said a 2023 Toyota four-door pickup was traveling westbound on Pea Ridge Road when a large oak tree uprooted and fell across the roadway, landing directly on the cab of the truck.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The horrific legacy of slavery, which produced inequities and exclusion, will not be uprooted with resolutions and holidays.

— Marcus Anthony Hunter, Time, 19 June 2026

Definition of uprooted

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torn (out)

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