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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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Even as the powers that be accept that a step back may be necessary for the greater good, my sense is that neither owner James Dolan nor team president Chris Drury has an appetite for a complete teardown.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Four men escaped the facility by tearing down one of the building’s walls.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
As ever with pre-release code discovered in an APK teardown, there are no guarantees.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Even as the powers that be accept that a step back may be necessary for the greater good, my sense is that neither owner James Dolan nor team president Chris Drury has an appetite for a complete teardown.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Recent wind gusts in Northern Colorado caused one small business to have to tear down what remained of their tent structure.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Four men escaped the facility by tearing down one of the building’s walls.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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