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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In the weeks since Trump won back the Oval Office, crypto markets have been on a tear. —

Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024 Palantir has been on a tear this year, popping more than 340%. —

Pia Singh, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 Tsarukyan has also been on a tear of his own, securing four straight wins against high-level completion that include Oliveira, Beneil Daruish, Joaquim Silva, and Damir Ismagulov. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 In recent years, for example, utility stocks—a classic defensive play—have been on a tear, while the dominance of the tech-heavy group of stocks known as the Magnificent Seven has been a bigger story than any discrepancy between cyclical and defensive stocks. —

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on a tear