demolish
verb
de·mol·ish
di-ˈmä-lish 
demolished; demolishing; demolishes
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: to do away with : destroy
a filibuster which would effectively demolish the issue—
Current Biography
Current Biography… a performance so awkward and apathetic it instantly appeared to demolish any chance of restoring her declining career …—Dave Itzkoff
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demolisher
noun
Examples of demolish in a Sentence
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.
The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.
The car was demolished in the accident.
They demolished the other team 51–7.
Recent Examples on the Web
The actor, 65, returned to Payson High School, the Utah location where his iconic 1984 movie was filmed, on Saturday, April 20, to celebrate the educational institution's final prom before the school is demolished and moved to a different location.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
With the destruction this year of a major factory producing coking coal, which is burned to mill iron ore into steel in blast furnaces, the Donbas region’s steel industry is now wholly demolished.
—Maria Varenikova Nicole Tung, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Virtually every structure in the Warsaw Ghetto was subsequently demolished, and Stroop reported to his superiors on May 16, 1943, that the Warsaw Synagogue had been blown up.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
Here's a sneak peek Sears building at Jefferson Mall is getting demolished.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Cabrini-Green, the infamous high-rise project where this story is set, is also a wild choice — since it was demolished in 2011.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
The weather service said the 1999 twister demolished 200 homes and another 400 were damaged.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Heat also demolished a bad and short-handed Portland Trail Blazers team by 60 points in Miami on Friday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The city would be authorized to demolish the complex if the owner fails to do so.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
With the destruction this year of a major factory producing coking coal, which is burned to mill iron ore into steel in blast furnaces, the Donbas region’s steel industry is now wholly demolished.
—Maria Varenikova Nicole Tung, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Virtually every structure in the Warsaw Ghetto was subsequently demolished, and Stroop reported to his superiors on May 16, 1943, that the Warsaw Synagogue had been blown up.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
Here's a sneak peek Sears building at Jefferson Mall is getting demolished.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
Cabrini-Green, the infamous high-rise project where this story is set, is also a wild choice — since it was demolished in 2011.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
The weather service said the 1999 twister demolished 200 homes and another 400 were damaged.
—Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
The Heat also demolished a bad and short-handed Portland Trail Blazers team by 60 points in Miami on Friday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The city would be authorized to demolish the complex if the owner fails to do so.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Demolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demolish. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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