as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
several condemned buildings around the city are undergoing demolition as part of the revitalization program
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of demolition
The contractor that did the demolition said in a letter that wasn’t the case, but the city would have to verify it, Cherry said.
—
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The city also suggests construction and demolition sites would be required to divert 50% of the waste generated on their sites away from landfills.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Excelsior Club previously faced demolition This is not the first time the building was staring at demolition.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
The money to pay for the additional costs will be taken from the contingency fund for Project 2, the demolition and reconstruction of the southeast portion of the school which is expected to cost nearly $102 million.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for demolition
Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The city also suggests construction and demolition sites would be required to divert 50% of the waste generated on their sites away from landfills.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Excelsior Club previously faced demolition This is not the first time the building was staring at demolition.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
The money to pay for the additional costs will be taken from the contingency fund for Project 2, the demolition and reconstruction of the southeast portion of the school which is expected to cost nearly $102 million.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for demolition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
Noun
-
What makes that even scarier is that Florida’s road record — an .800 win percentage matched by only 17 other teams in the modern era — actually undersells the destruction.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
-
Specialists in contemporary conflicts were interested in studying the building before its destruction because of its former use as military barracks, according to a May 28 news release from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
-
Smoke follows a detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an arson investigator (Taron Egerton) who are trying to catch a pair of serial arsonists wreaking fiery havoc across the Pacific Northwest.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
-
Infusing the trenches with Allen and Hargrave should make for more havoc in one-on-one matchups.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
The researchers’ hauls add to a growing body of evidence from Maine to Florida that Atlantic sturgeon are slowly staging a comeback since overfishing brought them to the edge of extinction in the U.S. during the 20th century.—
Benjamin Cassidy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
-
In comparison with background levels of extinction, all of our sources said that current extinction rates are much higher.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
Noun
-
Ryan Yarbrough had known nothing but success in the Yankees’ rotation, but that changed in a 10-7 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday night.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
-
Modesto 7, Storm 1: RHP Johan Moreno (1-4, 7.52 EA) allowed three runs in four innings in the loss.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share