tore down

past tense of tear down
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach

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Recent Examples of tore down The occupiers tore down fences, carved new roads on the reserve and posted armed guards during their 41-day occupation, former Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker wrote at the time. Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025 The doc by Nim Shapira focuses on the street war that broke out between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups that tore down each other’s messages about the 250 hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 terror attack in Israel. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 James tore down the woodshed and devised a trellis system of wooden poles and metal pipes that could be expanded as the rose tree continued to grow. Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tore down
Verb
  • Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The red engine shut-off handles were not pulled down all the way, and the engines were not turned off, according the plea agreement.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dearica Hamby scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the win, while Kelsey Plum added 18 points and seven assists.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, even after the lighthouse started operating, ships still wrecked nearby, including the Los Angeles in 1894 and the Majestic in 1909.
    A.K. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kitchens were wrecked, and diners were an endangered species.
    Beth D'Addono, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland said she was devastated and angry about the shooting.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • June’s death in May 2003 left the music legend devastated.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Tore down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tore%20down. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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