tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
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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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Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
The first was a complete teardown, which resulted in Connor Bedard.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
As their beloved small-town baseball field is about to be torn down, two dedicated teams face off for a final day of shenanigans.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Google will soon take more steps to make AI a part of search, exposing more users to its Gemini agent, according to recent reports and app teardowns.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
The first was a complete teardown, which resulted in Connor Bedard.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Construction crews for the city were tearing down a restaurant located on the Wharf, which had been damaged in a storm surge last December, when the collapse occurred, eyewitnesses shared with local CBS affiliate KION-TV.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
As their beloved small-town baseball field is about to be torn down, two dedicated teams face off for a final day of shenanigans.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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