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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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Utah is in the midst of a multi-year teardown rebuild.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those materials can be mined for reusable materials?
—Rae Solomon, NPR, 13 June 2025
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Noun
This team needs a complete teardown, right to the studs.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Utah is in the midst of a multi-year teardown rebuild.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 June 2025
Verb
Now that those tours have ended, the city plans to tear down the building.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Proponents of a growing movement in the construction industry are asking: Why tear down old buildings with wrecking balls when those materials can be mined for reusable materials?
—Rae Solomon, NPR, 13 June 2025
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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