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as in razed
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall
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as in ruined
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid
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to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound
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Recent Examples of demolished
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the cease-fire began, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery from Planet Labs.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The structure was demolished in 1900, and in 1923 the City of Los Angeles bought the property.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
It is designed to mirror the East Wing addition after the previous building was demolished last year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
On Monday evening, the Geneva City Council is expected to vote on whether the limestone structure, formerly part of the Mill Race Inn, can be demolished.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, Haddon Hall, the sprawling Victorian mansion in nearby Beckenham that Bowie rented from 1969-73 and wrote some of his most legendary work, was demolished in the 1980s.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The house atop 4200 Armstrong Parkway, commonly called the Mushroom House, was demolished Wednesday, and a permit has been filed to demolish the neighboring property at 4208 Armstrong.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The bridge has been closed since last month and was in the process of being demolished.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
The apartments will replace a vacant lot that once held Community Christian Church, which was demolished in 2022.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the cease-fire began, according to a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery from Planet Labs.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The structure was demolished in 1900, and in 1923 the City of Los Angeles bought the property.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
It is designed to mirror the East Wing addition after the previous building was demolished last year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
On Monday evening, the Geneva City Council is expected to vote on whether the limestone structure, formerly part of the Mill Race Inn, can be demolished.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, Haddon Hall, the sprawling Victorian mansion in nearby Beckenham that Bowie rented from 1969-73 and wrote some of his most legendary work, was demolished in the 1980s.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The house atop 4200 Armstrong Parkway, commonly called the Mushroom House, was demolished Wednesday, and a permit has been filed to demolish the neighboring property at 4208 Armstrong.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The bridge has been closed since last month and was in the process of being demolished.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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The severe inflation in the late 1940s that destroyed China’s anti-Communist middle class in urban areas helped enable Mao’s Communists to triumph in that country’s civil war.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Their body oils are going to be destroyed!—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The library where generations prepared for their bar and bat mitzvahs was ruined, as was an administrative office.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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That they will be personally ruined for doing honest work.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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So Skinny Pedro had experienced the pain of seeing his dream simultaneously realized and shattered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The windshield and windows of the truck appeared to be shattered, and shards of glass were seen on the street below the vehicle.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The driver then got out of the wrecked vehicle and fled on foot, police said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator.—
Michael Waters,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
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After George Brower’s death in 1921, his home was razed to make way for a synagogue next door as a New Wave of wealthy German Jewish émigrés moved into the neighborhood.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the 19th century, guano miners razed the place, removing most of the topsoil and leaving behind barren rock.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Though not every gallery has reopened since hurricanes devastated the island, the community brought back the Matlacha Art Walk in 2025.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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There had been an influx of increasingly cataclysmal news out of Gaza, and Ben Hania made efforts to stay as informed as possible, but Hind’s innocent voice devastated her anew.—
Sonia Rao,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2026
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The engine compartment caught fire, so the agent smashed a window to help free her.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Demolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolished. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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