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
According to Swire Properties, the demolition will make way for the groundbreaking of The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Miami, a two-tower ultraluxury hotel and residential development scheduled for completion in 2030.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The demolition drew widespread outcry from preservationists, who condemned the intervention in a historic structure, as well as scrutiny over its legality.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Cherry Creek West, the redevelopment of 13 acres on the west side of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center that housed a Bed Bath & Beyond and an Elway’s steakhouse, is expected to start demolition soon.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Prior to demolition in the neighborhood, doors were stripped from existing buildings and used to create temporary fences around construction sites, blocking them from public view or interaction.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The demolition drew widespread outcry from preservationists, who condemned the intervention in a historic structure, as well as scrutiny over its legality.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Cherry Creek West, the redevelopment of 13 acres on the west side of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center that housed a Bed Bath & Beyond and an Elway’s steakhouse, is expected to start demolition soon.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Prior to demolition in the neighborhood, doors were stripped from existing buildings and used to create temporary fences around construction sites, blocking them from public view or interaction.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
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The fighting has carved a path of destruction from agricultural towns near the border to Beirut, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing in excess of 1 million others, according to Lebanese authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Washington wanted to test if the Iranian command, after seeing the destruction from six weeks of war and the killing of its Supreme Leader, would now bend to its will, experts said.—
Saeed Shah,
Time,
13 Apr. 2026
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But through this devastation came a discovery.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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But if the technology went rogue, or fell into the wrong hands, the devastation could be total.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The aim is for Abdul to cause havoc in the United States, the West Bank and Iran.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the twentieth century, the same storms that made headlines in New York wreaked quieter havoc across the river.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Lumping all of these together—with the fringe extinction-risk crowd, or the StopAI protesters—misses what’s actually driving the force.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The paper argued that humanity is quickly accelerating toward extinction and advocated for violence against people who are working on developing AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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Schlapp said there's an easy explanation for Orbán's loss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The loss against Nashville dropped Charlotte to fifth in the Eastern Conference, a goal behind NYC FC for fourth place with a chance to leapfrog them on Saturday.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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