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verb

Definition of tattersnext
present tense third-person singular of tatter
as in tears
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it

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tatters

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noun

plural of tatter
1
as in shreds

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as in rags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatters
  1. clothing
  2. remnants
  3. attire
  4. raiment
  5. apparel
  6. wear
  7. vesture
  8. rigging
Noun
  • While most categories peaked on Black Friday, Checkout.com data showed that travel and clothing categories reached their peak at 9 p.m. on Cyber Monday, reflecting strategic last-minute deals by retailers.
    Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The pottery brand joins a particularly dense lineup of homeware and clothing shops, including eight other stores that have opened on the block in the past few years.
    Rachel Davies, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of clothing
Noun
  • Analysts say those rebels must now try to unite a country cleaved apart by more than a decade of civil war, one in which dozens of heavily armed militias and remnants of the old regime linger.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are also numerous other factions within the country that Israel could view as a potential threat, including remnants of Islamic State, potentially rejuvenated by the departure of Assad.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • That fan's name was Naya, who clearly had just praised Swift’s attire.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • He then got struck by a lightning bolt and died, but he is said to reappear in his scarecrow attire at Christmastime, preying on naughty children for food.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of attire
Noun
  • Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What spirit are you, that walks this castle in such strange raiment?
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
Definition of raiment
Noun
  • Rabanne’s pioneering work redefined conventional notions about materials in apparel design.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In the Venn diagram showing the places where apparel overlap, there is a sliver where the two are the same thing.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of apparel
Noun
  • The quilt is constructed from multiple pairs of vintage Levi’s jeans, in an assortment of washes and varying degrees of wear.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This watch is listed as a full kit, and appears to be in unpolished condition, showing only light signs of wear.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of wear
Noun
  • Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic church.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason.
    Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Definition of vesture
Noun
  • Hunter was initially charged with bid rigging and unlawful compensation of a public official.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Smartmatic had sued the outlet over its amplification of claims that it was involved in rigging of the 2020 election, even though, in reality, the election systems company was only providing services in Los Angeles County.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of rigging
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