tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
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Verb
vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach
the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
So this little bit of mobile history was not destroyed, and the teardown gives us a good look at how LG was hoping to attract new customers before calling it quits.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The cost to tear down and rebuild Gary Works with electric arc furnace technology would exceed the estimates in the report, according to the company.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The teardown was long overdue, though, and the execution hasn't been particularly impressive.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
So this little bit of mobile history was not destroyed, and the teardown gives us a good look at how LG was hoping to attract new customers before calling it quits.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
Some buildings in Kigali have been torn down, though people associated with them didn’t want to comment for fear of government retaliation.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The cost to tear down and rebuild Gary Works with electric arc furnace technology would exceed the estimates in the report, according to the company.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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