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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But Joshi says mental health care is often treated as an afterthought in disaster situations, and resources can get pulled before people have fully made sense of the trauma.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Cheers erupted as video on Friday showed the first man – 30-year-old mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah – being pulled from the tunnel.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled

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The latest was on Sunday, when interior doors of the restaurant were forced and pried open and $1,300 was stolen, all while a cleaning crew was inside.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2026
Across six Premier League seasons in the 1990s, Newcastle pried 12 different players from poorer sides, more than anyone else in that period.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of pried

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Olstead yanked the handle to release his parachute and watched the red-white-and-blue fabric unfurl.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
In his view, a prosperous society was teetering on the edge of a meaningful shift toward communitarianism before being yanked back.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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