tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
Synonyms
Examples of teardown in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Emilia David, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Yet a similar teardown of a BYD car, just a few years later, revealed the company’s level of technological sophistication was approaching Tesla’s.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Apr. 2024
The deal means the Sharks do not have any more salary retention spots left until the summer of 2025, likely hampering efforts to trade either captain Logan Couture or defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in the next calendar year if the Sharks want to continue the teardown.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Bonner said a lot of the teardown and packing up had been done Saturday over about two or three hours after the festival ended.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Sensing another teardown, Stafford went to ownership and requested a trade, which was quickly granted during Holmes’ first few weeks on the job.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
But Arlington Forest has only seen a handful of teardowns.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Then, an immediate check for lubrication pressure and temperature ensures no defects that may require a teardown.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
The videos are essentially full teardowns of each controller.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
People wearing black outfits and white masks are seen trying to tear down the barricades surrounding the encampment.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Tall poppy syndrome is shorthand for the tendency to tear down a successful person or venture, like cutting down a flower that grows taller than the rest.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Hospitals could also be sold and converted to another type of business or be sold for their land and torn down for development.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
And yet, until the early 2000s, the city willfully destroyed much of this material heritage, tearing down these beautiful houses to clear a path for modern development.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
Soldier Field would be torn down, but its colonnades would be saved and 14 acres of athletic fields and open space added in between and to the north of the colonnades, for use by local sports teams, graduations and other events.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
My old school — which had actually survived the war — was being torn down to build a new one.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Boston police broke up an Emerson College encampment Boston police tore down a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College in the early morning hours, clashing with protesters and ultimately taking more than 100 into custody.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
Noun
This review process often includes a teardown of the gadget so the commission can inspect what’s on the inside.
—Emilia David, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Yet a similar teardown of a BYD car, just a few years later, revealed the company’s level of technological sophistication was approaching Tesla’s.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Apr. 2024
The deal means the Sharks do not have any more salary retention spots left until the summer of 2025, likely hampering efforts to trade either captain Logan Couture or defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic in the next calendar year if the Sharks want to continue the teardown.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
Bonner said a lot of the teardown and packing up had been done Saturday over about two or three hours after the festival ended.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Sensing another teardown, Stafford went to ownership and requested a trade, which was quickly granted during Holmes’ first few weeks on the job.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
But Arlington Forest has only seen a handful of teardowns.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Then, an immediate check for lubrication pressure and temperature ensures no defects that may require a teardown.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
The videos are essentially full teardowns of each controller.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2023
Verb
Video of the police response shows officers in riot gear tearing down posters and disassembling tents.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
People wearing black outfits and white masks are seen trying to tear down the barricades surrounding the encampment.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Tall poppy syndrome is shorthand for the tendency to tear down a successful person or venture, like cutting down a flower that grows taller than the rest.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Hospitals could also be sold and converted to another type of business or be sold for their land and torn down for development.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
And yet, until the early 2000s, the city willfully destroyed much of this material heritage, tearing down these beautiful houses to clear a path for modern development.
—Diya Kohli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
Soldier Field would be torn down, but its colonnades would be saved and 14 acres of athletic fields and open space added in between and to the north of the colonnades, for use by local sports teams, graduations and other events.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2024
My old school — which had actually survived the war — was being torn down to build a new one.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Boston police broke up an Emerson College encampment Boston police tore down a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College in the early morning hours, clashing with protesters and ultimately taking more than 100 into custody.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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