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1
as in destroying
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 ruining
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 shattering
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 demolishing
Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Most recently, crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The White House has required at least some of the construction workers tasked with demolishing the East Wing to sign nondisclosure agreements barring them from discussing their work, according to sources familiar with the project.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
This week, the show will air on Halloween for an ep dedicated to Trump’s demolishing the White House’s east wing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Apparently not touching the White House turned into demolishing the White House.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Construction crews on Monday began demolishing part of the East Wing, the part of the White House complex that houses the offices of the first lady, as part of Donald Trump‘s plans for building a $250 million ballroom that will dominate the grounds.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Jesmore has no melancholy feelings about Ford demolishing the iconic site.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
In the filing, Omni Hotels outlined a five-year timeframe that would get the site fully designed, permitted and prepared for construction, noting construction would not start until at least five years after the demolishing of the buildings on site.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The military showed us a map of Hamas tunnel routes Israeli forces are still discovering and demolishing in the area.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Most recently, crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The White House has required at least some of the construction workers tasked with demolishing the East Wing to sign nondisclosure agreements barring them from discussing their work, according to sources familiar with the project.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
This week, the show will air on Halloween for an ep dedicated to Trump’s demolishing the White House’s east wing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Apparently not touching the White House turned into demolishing the White House.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Construction crews on Monday began demolishing part of the East Wing, the part of the White House complex that houses the offices of the first lady, as part of Donald Trump‘s plans for building a $250 million ballroom that will dominate the grounds.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Jesmore has no melancholy feelings about Ford demolishing the iconic site.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolishing
Noun
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The coaches also decided King’s wrecking-ball approach was effective.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The addresses listed in the wrecking permits border the east of the truck plant where Ford makes its iconic Super Duty trucks, Expedition SUVs and luxury Lincoln Navigators.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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And candidates who stoked fear in voters — with the threat of towering multi-family complexes destroying their communities or costly local infrastructure projects driving up taxes — lost by clear margins.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Derek Lopez, 27, was fired from his role at the university after he was caught on camera destroying a Turning Point display.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Chiefs have seen some of league’s premier running backs — such as Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Jahmyr Gibbs — and have met each challenge, preventing those elite players from ruining the defensive game plan.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
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Clark reiterated his belief that the Dodgers are not ruining baseball.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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When a world-shattering event turns most of the global population into a friendly hive mind, Carol sets out to protect her individuality.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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But this average-looking citizen could become almost anything, throwing himself into roles with shattering power.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There are two questions Gazans have usually asked each other since the start of this campaign of unrelenting and systematic destruction, starvation, displacement and mass killing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But catastrophes also tend to reveal deficits in society, and the patterns of destruction and abandonment that followed the fire—which have roots in America’s past and its present—tell us something about the country’s future, too.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Most Democrats, 77%, opposed razing the East Wing, while a plurality of Republicans, 44%, signaled their approval.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The thundering early morning blast at Accurate Energetic Systems reverberated across the surrounding community Friday, razing an entire building on the plant’s sprawling campus and leading to a painstaking search that ultimately found no survivors.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The role would typically involve smashing a bottle of champagne against the bow before sending the vessel out on its maiden voyage.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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What To Know In , the Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island are expected to see blowing snow and strong southeasterly winds from early Sunday morning through the afternoon.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Demolishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolishing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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