tear up
verb
tore up; torn up; tearing up; tears up
1
: to damage, remove, or effect an opening in
tore up the street to lay a new water main
2
: to perform or compete with great success on, in, or against
couples tearing up the dance floor
a batter who's tearing up the league
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Watch Ruben tear up over a memory blanket featuring the love of his life below.
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Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
She and her mother were granted asylum and are living relatively peaceful lives so far here, though Azita in particular is still understandably torn up about losing Farhad.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still tearing up records.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
Some have also called for the city to spend on housing and social services in the neighborhood before tearing up the street.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
She and her mother were granted asylum and are living relatively peaceful lives so far here, though Azita in particular is still understandably torn up about losing Farhad.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still tearing up records.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
Some have also called for the city to spend on housing and social services in the neighborhood before tearing up the street.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Tear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tear%20up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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