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as in razed
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall
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as in ruined
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid
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to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound
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Recent Examples of demolished
Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The project, which was announced by the White House in July, became a highly controversial undertaking when the East Wing was suddenly demolished to accommodate the 90,000 square foot ballroom.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The facility’s lobby and pro shop — where local youth are able to buy hockey gear — also would be demolished in work that is set to begin June 1.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was demolished to make way for a 7,000 square-foot gallery that opened in April 2022 at MCASD.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The building appears to have been demolished with twisted metal, bricks and other debris littering the site.
—Moriah Thomas, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The library, which blocked a view of the water for 30 years, was demolished, moved several blocks west as part of a new cultural center.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The task force will determine whether the previous stadium sites will be demolished or partially demolished, LeVota said.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Two existing buildings, including a former wine shop, will be demolished for the project.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Eid Barakat was forced to move from here when his house was demolished.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
The project, which was announced by the White House in July, became a highly controversial undertaking when the East Wing was suddenly demolished to accommodate the 90,000 square foot ballroom.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
The facility’s lobby and pro shop — where local youth are able to buy hockey gear — also would be demolished in work that is set to begin June 1.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
It was demolished to make way for a 7,000 square-foot gallery that opened in April 2022 at MCASD.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The building appears to have been demolished with twisted metal, bricks and other debris littering the site.
—Moriah Thomas, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The library, which blocked a view of the water for 30 years, was demolished, moved several blocks west as part of a new cultural center.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The task force will determine whether the previous stadium sites will be demolished or partially demolished, LeVota said.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Two existing buildings, including a former wine shop, will be demolished for the project.
—Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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First Baptist Dallas will break ground on its new sanctuary on Sunday, June 7, after a massive fire destroyed the church's 134-year-old sanctuary in the summer of 2024, the church announced on Sunday.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The diplomat also said that the IDF’s targeting of bridges along Lebanon’s Litani River has destroyed vital infrastructure connecting the south to the rest of the country.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The three runners whose chances of victory were ruined — Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat — are now invited to compete at the 2026 World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in September.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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That passive-aggressive email ruined your mood, but the feedback about your project was pretty accurate.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the events of late 1957 shattered that perception and focused the attention of American politicians and military officials more sharply on the final frontier.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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And not just broken, but shattered.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The wrecked car was overturned with the nude model sleeping inside—playing dead with help from a mild sedative.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.—
Zaki Hasan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
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Israeli ground troops have razed residential buildings while airstrikes have hit multiple bridges severing vital routes between southern Lebanon and the north.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Once they are done with their work, the house and grounds will be sold, and all the structures razed.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The mother of a 7-month-old girl killed by a stray bullet while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn is devastated by Wednesday's horrific tragedy.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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On May 18, 1980, the north slope of Mount Saint Helens, a volcanic peak in the Cascades Range, was blasted away in an eruption that killed 57 people and devastated an area of approximately 200 square miles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The fox was both here in this world with the nightingale and the pulverized worm, and also in a narrow pocket just behind it.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Demolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolished. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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