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'tear gas' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a type of chemical weapon that is used to disperse large crowds and is made up of a chemical irritant that causes people to cry, sneeze, and have difficulty breathing. Example sentence: The police used tear gas to control the unruly protesters during the demonstration.
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tear gas
noun
Any lachrymatory non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.
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Police fired tear gas.
Billy clubs and tear gas.
The tear gas hurt.
There was tear gas.
This was tear gas.
How much tear gas was fired?
Police still firing tear gas in #tahrir.
Rock throwing, police responding with tear gas.
Clouds of tear gas engulfed Tahrir Square.
This was followed by tear gas.
Riot police countered with tear gas.
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