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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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
In practice, many new-build projects are, in fact, teardowns.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Too impressive to tear down, the studio saved it for other productions to rent.
—Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Noun
The teardown process could begin as early as next week.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
In practice, many new-build projects are, in fact, teardowns.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
True innovation comes not from tearing down systems but from thoughtfully evolving them.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Too impressive to tear down, the studio saved it for other productions to rent.
—Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 May 2025
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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