as in demolished
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
beavers were busily building dams, and local landowners were just as diligently unbuilding them
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demolished
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But the building was demolished within a day of the fire, making certainty impossible.—
Max Kutner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026 -
The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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“Unbuilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbuilt. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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