tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
Examples of teardown in a Sentence
Verb
vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach
the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Pixel 10 Battery Improvements While the issues around the Battery Health Improvements restricting battery performance after 200 cycles, the teardown team at iFixit have some good news on the battery.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Then the company will slowly tear down the Glass House over the next 18 months with most of it gone by the end of 2027 or mid-2028.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The existing home was a teardown, but the lot and location were just what the couple was searching for.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Pixel 10 Battery Improvements While the issues around the Battery Health Improvements restricting battery performance after 200 cycles, the teardown team at iFixit have some good news on the battery.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Beloved establishments torn down made way for parks, apartments and space for a sprawling interstate system.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Then the company will slowly tear down the Glass House over the next 18 months with most of it gone by the end of 2027 or mid-2028.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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