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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Key players finding their groove Sears has been on a tear since his infamous benching against LSU on Jan. 25, scoring 24.8 points per game in each contest since.
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Chinese tech stocks have largely been on a tear since AI startup DeepSeek came into the fore, challenging the U.S.-led AI ecosystem with its R1 model amid claims of superior performance and substantially lower costs.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
That gap, known as the breakeven rate, has been on a tear in recent weeks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s still a strong internal belief in McTavish, who entered the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a tear.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Chinese tech stocks have largely been on a tear since AI startup DeepSeek came into the fore, challenging the U.S.-led AI ecosystem with its R1 model amid claims of superior performance and substantially lower costs.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
That gap, known as the breakeven rate, has been on a tear in recent weeks.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s still a strong internal belief in McTavish, who entered the 4 Nations Face-Off break on a tear.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
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“On a tear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20tear. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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