as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
several condemned buildings around the city are undergoing demolition as part of the revitalization program
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Recent Examples of demolition
But the hotel devolved from an icon to an eyesore in the decades preceding its demolition late last year, months after a fire tore through its long-vacant interior the night of Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The tower toppling is part of a much more comprehensive demolition effort, which is removing about 800,000 square feet of buildings.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
In 2000, Michael Saad, a former selectman and the town’s economic development director at the time, ordered the demolition of part of the old mill without following environmental protection rules.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
The deal in question will see major revitalization of the state’s highway service plazas over the next several years, with several of the rest stop facilities scheduled for outright demolition and reconstruction.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The tower toppling is part of a much more comprehensive demolition effort, which is removing about 800,000 square feet of buildings.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
In 2000, Michael Saad, a former selectman and the town’s economic development director at the time, ordered the demolition of part of the old mill without following environmental protection rules.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
The deal in question will see major revitalization of the state’s highway service plazas over the next several years, with several of the rest stop facilities scheduled for outright demolition and reconstruction.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
Noun
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Leave the innocents, the children, the ones who just want to live a simple life, out of the bombing and destruction.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The result of these and other assaults, wrote Jed Kolko, a former undersecretary for economic affairs at the Commerce Department overseeing data operations at the Census Bureau and BEA, will include the destruction of trust in U.S. economic data.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The narrow streets bend, wrap back on themselves, and otherwise create directional havoc.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2025
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The consent decree clears a major hurdle for the Omnicom-IPG deal, with the companies seeking to merge as artificial intelligence prepares to wreck havoc across the industry.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Ars Technica: Populations of the tiger shark, the great white, and couple of other species have declined so dramatically that many are on the verge of extinction.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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There are as many as 37 species of guitarfish, some of which are at higher risk of extinction than others.—
Peter Kyne,
The Conversation,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Businesses unknowingly employ these fictitious vendors, incurring massive financial losses and data breaches.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Gauff, by contrast, was 20-3 at that stage, including a loss to Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon in 2023.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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