Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An uprooting; a violent removal.
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Examples
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The ones we talked with very briefly -- briefly because our eyes started to tear-up, because our own emotions were beginning to show -- had been home for a couple of weeks after serving six months or longer in Afghanistan and were returning there for the second or third time.
Dorian de Wind: One Constancy of War: The Youth of Those Who Fight and Die Dorian de Wind 2010
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He was the guy who made general audiences tear-up on cue, but still walk out feeling good.
Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012
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The reason this biennial tear-up has been pushed back is the increasingly crowded PGA Tour calendar in the U.S., a situation exacerbated by the launch of the FedEx Cup in 2007 with its time-consuming playoff system and $10 million first prize.
Tipping Point in Ryder Cup JOHN PAUL NEWPORT 2010
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The ones we talked with very briefly -- briefly because our eyes started to tear-up, because our own emotions were beginning to show -- had been home for a couple of weeks after serving six months or longer in Afghanistan and were returning there for the second or third time.
Dorian de Wind: One Constancy of War: The Youth of Those Who Fight and Die Dorian de Wind 2010
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He was the guy who made general audiences tear-up on cue, but still walk out feeling good.
Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012
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He was the guy who made general audiences tear-up on cue, but still walk out feeling good.
Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012
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He loves it his own way, loves a bit of a tear-up, he's quite ferocious, but he leaves himself very open at times.
Kevin Mitchell talks up his chances after Brandon Rios stuns John Murray 2011
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His approach has since provided a blueprint for every subsequent captain in the biennial tear-up, which begins on Friday in Newport, Wales.
The Rich Life of a Ryder Cup Captain Richard Gillis 2010
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The ones we talked with very briefly -- briefly because our eyes started to tear-up, because our own emotions were beginning to show -- had been home for a couple of weeks after serving six months or longer in Afghanistan and were returning there for the second or third time.
Dorian de Wind: One Constancy of War: The Youth of Those Who Fight and Die Dorian de Wind 2010
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Everybody here can have a tear-up, so if you come in with any attitude you're just going to have your arse handed to you.
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