on a tear
idiom
US, informal
: having great success over a period of time
The team has been on a tear in recent weeks.
The economy is on a tear, but can it last?
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Devers was on a tear last year before hitting a wall mid-summer after battling injuries.
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Barkley has been on a tear this season, securing 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The stock has been on a tear this quarter, up more than 27% as natural gas prices surge.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Snowflake Customer Breaches Throughout the summer, attackers were on a tear, breaching prominent companies and organizations that were all customers of the cloud data storage company Snowflake.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Barkley has been on a tear this season, securing 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The stock has been on a tear this quarter, up more than 27% as natural gas prices surge.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Snowflake Customer Breaches Throughout the summer, attackers were on a tear, breaching prominent companies and organizations that were all customers of the cloud data storage company Snowflake.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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“On a tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20tear. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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