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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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as in shattered
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
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Xfinity Mobile Arena, which broke ground in 1994 and opened in 1996, would be demolished once the new arena is completed.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The town would get about 70 new apartments and a few fresh businesses while about half of a retail complex would be demolished, according to a new development proposal.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Willowcreek will then be demolished.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Shakespeare used the profits of his plays to build a fine family house, now demolished, in Stratford, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of London.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That architecture of comparison has been demolished.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Others who can no longer afford the upkeep and fees have abandoned boats or hauled them away to be demolished.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The landmines are then safely demolished.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
But part of the deal involves the purchase of the adjacent Blue Cross and Blue Shield building (to be demolished) along with its parking.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Xfinity Mobile Arena, which broke ground in 1994 and opened in 1996, would be demolished once the new arena is completed.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The town would get about 70 new apartments and a few fresh businesses while about half of a retail complex would be demolished, according to a new development proposal.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Willowcreek will then be demolished.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Shakespeare used the profits of his plays to build a fine family house, now demolished, in Stratford, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of London.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
That architecture of comparison has been demolished.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Others who can no longer afford the upkeep and fees have abandoned boats or hauled them away to be demolished.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The landmines are then safely demolished.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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While there are no comprehensive studies comparing the environmental impacts of cultivated versus conventional seafood, alternatives like Wildtype could avoid ocean pollution and overfishing, which have caused losses in biodiversity and destroyed the ocean’s resiliency.—
Jaia Clingham-David,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yutu destroyed 85% of the Saipan campus of Northern Marianas College, said the school's president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Scott would play Ben Wyatt, a former teen mayor who’d ruined his town financially and was now paying penance by becoming a state budget auditor.—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Voicer Peter Sulzicki may be correct in that the three-pointer has ruined the game of basketball.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The project offers an insightful look at Odom, a gifted athlete and former star on the Los Angeles Lakers whose championship career was shattered by multiple personal demons and addiction.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The impact shattered the glass door instantly, sending debris flying and abruptly ending the standoff.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though some of the former canneries and plants across the city were razed, several have been adapted for other uses.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Israeli ground troops have razed residential buildings while airstrikes have hit multiple bridges severing vital routes between southern Lebanon and the north.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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But Perez, Vargas and Blanco were devastated by the decision to let Braddy live.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the loss of those extra property tax dollars devastated cities, which had been scrambling since Proposition 13 put the brakes on property tax increases.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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For instance, a concrete bridge is there forever until it is smashed into dust.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Suspects cased stores, then, after closing time, smashed windows and headed straight to the highest-value Lego sets.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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