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
In March, jackhammers took to the streets in downtown Washington as demolition began on Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Amid the demolition, her mother became the cleanup crew.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025
The stage is set for the 150th running of the Preakness on Saturday, the final race at Pimlico Race Course before the track undergoes a massive overhaul that will include its demolition and complete rebuild.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Testing done by a professional hygienist allegedly found heavy metals, lead, cyanide and other contaminants, which would require demolition, removal of dry wall and flooring, and other repairs.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Amid the demolition, her mother became the cleanup crew.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 17 May 2025
The stage is set for the 150th running of the Preakness on Saturday, the final race at Pimlico Race Course before the track undergoes a massive overhaul that will include its demolition and complete rebuild.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Testing done by a professional hygienist allegedly found heavy metals, lead, cyanide and other contaminants, which would require demolition, removal of dry wall and flooring, and other repairs.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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One of the key themes of Part II is the fact that everyone is only seeing things from their perspective; all these characters who are suffering loss and passing that suffering on to others are doing so in ignorance.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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Being moved to the rear of the field also resulted in the loss of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize money and the championship points from their original finishes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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