as in devastations
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
in the aftermath of its demolishment by the tornado, the house looked like nothing more than a discarded plaything
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The second wave of demolitions came in 2019, when the Hecht and Stanford residential colleges’ four towers began to come down, to be replaced by Centennial Village, a collection of five new residential colleges in a sleekly glassy contemporary design by VMDO Architects of Virginia.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026 -
But the planned Gayanga testing represents a small portion of the approximately 2,500 Detroit home demolitions city records show the company has conducted since 2017.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite the losses, Damon traveled to Texas and won the national title, dedicating the victory to his family and supporters.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The governor on Wednesday was in Los Angeles meeting with local officials and residents on the anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, among the deadliest and most destructive in state history with insured losses estimated to reach $40 billion.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a study of 926 species across climatic zones, 47% are undergoing local extinctions, just like the lizards.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
22 Nov. 2025
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These extinctions were driven mostly by European agriculture and the introduction of non-native species that outcompeted Australian animals.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dickert survived the ruins of the Washington State program, taking them to three bowl games in four years.—
Darren Cooper,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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In Rhyolite, the ruins of a bank, bottle house, and train depot serve as reminders of a once-booming mining town.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Demolishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolishments. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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