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
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Recent Examples of demolition
Kansas City Life Insurance, which is headquartered in Valentine, owns the buildings and has targeted them for demolition ahead of possible future redevelopment.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The Broncos got back on track with a 28-3 demolition of the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night at Empower Field.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The city’s demolition costs would eventually be recouped through a land sale, which the county would oversee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
While some low-level appointees have been convicted of crimes, and Duggan's prenatal care and demolition programs faced criticism, the 11th floor where the mayor works has been considered relatively clean.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
The Broncos got back on track with a 28-3 demolition of the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night at Empower Field.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
The city’s demolition costs would eventually be recouped through a land sale, which the county would oversee.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
While some low-level appointees have been convicted of crimes, and Duggan's prenatal care and demolition programs faced criticism, the 11th floor where the mayor works has been considered relatively clean.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
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Shackleton blamed the sinking of the Endurance on the destruction of its rudder; for more than a century, historians accepted this explanation.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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They’re often greeted with the sight of their mischievous pup climbing onto furniture or causing destruction while unattended.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Murderers Bar shows us the sum of industrial achievement and the stakes of its devastation, human-made but altogether more than human.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The new season will not lack for Academy Award hopefuls – among them, All the Walls Came Down, Ondi Timoner’s documentary about the devastation of the Eaton Fire in the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles and efforts to rebuild.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jilly will undoubtedly be best remembered for her chart-topping series The Rutshire Chronicles and its havoc-making and handsome show-jumping hero Rupert Campbell-Black.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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In total, Elanga provided five first-half crosses and, while only Gordon’s counted as ‘completed’, that does a disservice to the havoc the Sweden international caused.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That has left dozens of species on the verge of extinction.—
Eyder Peralta,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Upper Cretaceous period, or late Cretaceous, represented the last true age of dinosaurs, stretching from about 100 million years ago to their extinction 66 million years ago.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Completely outplayed by the Brewers thus far in a National League Division Series, the Cubs are teetering on the brink of elimination after Monday night’s 7-3 loss at American Family Field.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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