tears
Britishplural noun
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the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids
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a state of intense frustration (esp in the phrase bored to tears )
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weeping
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presented so as to be easily assimilated
reading without tears
Example Sentences
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It's been a decade of treatments, trials and many tears for Lynette McHendry – but also hope and resilience.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
There were a lot of tears at my school on June 10, the last day of school, not just from students but from many teachers as well.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
More than 80 percent of programs contained information that was either seriously misleading or straight-up wrong, including that HIV can be contracted by sweat and tears and that condoms are ineffective.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Maria Angeles Canete fought back tears as she looked around the desolation that used to be her campsite near Navaluenga.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
We watch as a flood of tears makes its way down her face.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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