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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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as in shattered
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
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Inside the chain-link fence encircling the property, an excavator last week was moving a pile of rubble — the last remains of an old building that had been demolished to make room for something new.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In collecting its fourth straight victory against Ohio State, Michigan demolished the Buckeyes’ chances of a return engagement in the Big Ten championship game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In his statement, Hendrix said the sprites at the Biltmore are replicas of designs at Wright’s Midway Gardens project in Chicago, which was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
An attempt to save two buildings set to be demolished as part of Rabbit Hole Distillery’s expansion in NuLu failed Thursday.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
The three-story building had been completely demolished in the attack, and local man Hussein Samir Amro said all 16 residents -- his relatives -- were killed.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2018, North Korea demolished tunnels at its nuclear testing site at the start of nuclear diplomacy with the United States.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Inside the chain-link fence encircling the property, an excavator last week was moving a pile of rubble — the last remains of an old building that had been demolished to make room for something new.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In collecting its fourth straight victory against Ohio State, Michigan demolished the Buckeyes’ chances of a return engagement in the Big Ten championship game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
In his statement, Hendrix said the sprites at the Biltmore are replicas of designs at Wright’s Midway Gardens project in Chicago, which was built in 1914 and demolished in 1929.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
An attempt to save two buildings set to be demolished as part of Rabbit Hole Distillery’s expansion in NuLu failed Thursday.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
The three-story building had been completely demolished in the attack, and local man Hussein Samir Amro said all 16 residents -- his relatives -- were killed.
—James Longman, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2018, North Korea demolished tunnels at its nuclear testing site at the start of nuclear diplomacy with the United States.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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Fire officials say that at least seven structures were destroyed.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Weather officials said the conditions were similar to those of early November, when dangerous winds whipped through Ventura County and fueled the Mountain fire, a nearly 20,000-acre inferno that destroyed 243 structures, including homes.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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In 1982, the elder Assad razed the city of Hama, and to this day no one knows how many tens of thousands of people were buried and left to rot in its rubble.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The site includes a Chevron station, several restaurants, a tattoo shop and a strip retail center, all of which would be razed to develop the new building on the site.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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To secure a stable and unified country, urgent and sustained regional and international support will be needed to help Syrians restore order, establish a civilian government, encourage reconciliation and transitional justice, and start rebuilding a devastated country.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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As Matar shares the group’s astounding, exuberant videos shot amid devastated landscapes, Zuiater finds hope and resistance in their activities.Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Demolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolished. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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