as in destructions
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 demolitions
The second wave of demolitions came in 2019, when the Hecht and Stanford residential colleges’ four towers began to come down, to be replaced by Centennial Village, a collection of five new residential colleges in a sleekly glassy contemporary design by VMDO Architects of Virginia.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
But the planned Gayanga testing represents a small portion of the approximately 2,500 Detroit home demolitions city records show the company has conducted since 2017.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The official acknowledged that the military was carrying out demolitions on both sides of the yellow line, but said that Israeli ground forces had not crossed the line to do so.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Following demolitions, Olathe will begin relocating utilities, like water and sewer lines, which will continue until 2027.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Israel says the operation aims to root out armed groups and says the demolitions are needed to destroy militant infrastructure or to clear routes for troops.
—Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
The demolitions come amid sustained Israeli military operations in refugee camps in the northern West Bank, including Nur Shams, Tulkarm and Jenin.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping gained power in 2014, his administration has directed the state to enforce crackdowns, arrests, the demolitions of churches, abuse, and detentions of thousands of unregistered church members and leaders.
—Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
But the planned Gayanga testing represents a small portion of the approximately 2,500 Detroit home demolitions city records show the company has conducted since 2017.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The official acknowledged that the military was carrying out demolitions on both sides of the yellow line, but said that Israeli ground forces had not crossed the line to do so.
—Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Following demolitions, Olathe will begin relocating utilities, like water and sewer lines, which will continue until 2027.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Israel says the operation aims to root out armed groups and says the demolitions are needed to destroy militant infrastructure or to clear routes for troops.
—Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
The demolitions come amid sustained Israeli military operations in refugee camps in the northern West Bank, including Nur Shams, Tulkarm and Jenin.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping gained power in 2014, his administration has directed the state to enforce crackdowns, arrests, the demolitions of churches, abuse, and detentions of thousands of unregistered church members and leaders.
—Pedro Rodriguez, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
The logger and railsplitter occasionally encounters American eccentrics, like a chatty drifter prone to sporting bible verses and an old coot of a demolitions expert with a philosophical bent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolitions
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In a study of 926 species across climatic zones, 47% are undergoing local extinctions, just like the lizards.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
22 Nov. 2025
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These extinctions were driven mostly by European agriculture and the introduction of non-native species that outcompeted Australian animals.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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At one point in the season, Pitt was 7-2 and won their first five games with true freshman Mason Heintschel at quarterback, who took over for Eli Holstein after back-to-back losses early in the year against West Virginia and Louisville.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bitcoin prices dropped over the weekend, declining to their lowest point of the year as multiple bearish factors combined to drive losses.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Demolitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolitions. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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