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
So is the moment early in the film when Mary mournfully looks on as her long-ago home faces demolition to make room for a big, featureless residential complex.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
The ultimate goal is to stabilize the properties and position them for a better future, hopefully with new commercial tenants, though demolition or sale to developers interested in converting them for residential uses isn’t out of the question.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
The Star reached out Thursday about a date for the demolition, but did not immediately hear back.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
According to official statistics, construction and demolition waste accounts for more than one third of all waste generated in Europe.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026
The ultimate goal is to stabilize the properties and position them for a better future, hopefully with new commercial tenants, though demolition or sale to developers interested in converting them for residential uses isn’t out of the question.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
The Star reached out Thursday about a date for the demolition, but did not immediately hear back.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
According to official statistics, construction and demolition waste accounts for more than one third of all waste generated in Europe.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
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He was indicted on three counts -- destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and timber set afire.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Yes, the Cal State Fullerton softball team continued its destruction of the Big West Conference.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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Pop says the devastation of Iran accounts for the impression Satrapi first made on him.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
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On Thursday, June 4, Good Grief, which details the making of the singer's first album in seven years and the devastation of loss she's faced, premiered at the Tribeca Festival.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The Angels scored only five runs in their first five losses to the Dodgers, and Rivero – a 27-year-old journeyman backup catcher – drove in six all by himself on Sunday.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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If dangerous logistics and supply runs can be achieved using cheap autonomous electric vehicles, the costs of losses become more acceptable.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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