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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
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
After the closure of Toni’s Italian Restaurant’s Olathe location last year, city planning documents show the restaurant’s former building will soon be demolished alongside a handful of other buildings, as the city gears up for an ambitious overhaul of East Santa Fe Street.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The former food court and interior mall were demolished to create room for the apartments, as well as open space and a possible hotel and medical office building.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Carl Franco, 5th Ward, asked if there was a plan for the site once the building was demolished and remediated.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
And once the new arena is operational, the Saddledome and its terrifying catwalk will be demolished.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
After the festival officially exits Utah, word is it’s getting demolished.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
AdventHealth bought the property in 2021; its buildings were demolished in 2023.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The structure has since been demolished.
—Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Damaged beyond repair, the building was permanently closed and later demolished.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
After the closure of Toni’s Italian Restaurant’s Olathe location last year, city planning documents show the restaurant’s former building will soon be demolished alongside a handful of other buildings, as the city gears up for an ambitious overhaul of East Santa Fe Street.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated February 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
The former food court and interior mall were demolished to create room for the apartments, as well as open space and a possible hotel and medical office building.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Carl Franco, 5th Ward, asked if there was a plan for the site once the building was demolished and remediated.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
And once the new arena is operational, the Saddledome and its terrifying catwalk will be demolished.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
After the festival officially exits Utah, word is it’s getting demolished.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
AdventHealth bought the property in 2021; its buildings were demolished in 2023.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The structure has since been demolished.
—Maleena Muzio, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The structure was destroyed during World War II and numerous frescoes were lost in raids, according to Jubilee 2025.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Bartholomew says her mother's apartment got power restored Tuesday, but all of the contents of her refrigerator were ruined.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Laminate flooring has some water resistance, but the core layer can quickly get ruined if water reaches it.—
Dan Simms,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Richarlison had just scored, and all of the momentum was with Spurs, but Romero’s dismissal shattered their chances of finding an equaliser.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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That tranquility was shattered when deputies with the Sheriff's Department had journalists leave the area and blocked off streets with deputies and traffic cones.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The 14-year-old and the 25-year-old climbed out of the wrecked car, saw a man recording on their phone, and assaulted him, taking away the phone.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 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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The school opened in 1958, with the original school razed and rebuilt in 2007.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The units were razed in 1972 to make way for a Days Inn.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The synthetic opioid is far more potent than heroin and has devastated communities across the country.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Residents report the actual death toll exceeds 162, with villages devastated and survivors fleeing as government security forces faced criticism for delayed response.—
Pelumi Salako,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For some reason, Scott got so hyped up during his performance that the rapper all of a sudden turned to the Fanatics sign on the wall behind him and smashed it, according to TMZ.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The cars, about 20 of them, had their windows smashed and looked as though they were made in the 1940s or 1950s.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 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 11 Feb. 2026.
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