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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
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 beach patrol headquarters is in danger of collapsing and will be demolished this weekend.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 27 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
If the debate over City Hall’s future rages into the summer, the Mavericks can pivot to the 110-acre former home of Valley View, which was demolished in 2021.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s going to continue until they are completely demolished.
—NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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 beach patrol headquarters is in danger of collapsing and will be demolished this weekend.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 27 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
If the debate over City Hall’s future rages into the summer, the Mavericks can pivot to the 110-acre former home of Valley View, which was demolished in 2021.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
That’s going to continue until they are completely demolished.
—NBC news, 22 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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The Front Range shattered it by 22,913 patrons.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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The next day, an explosion shattered the glass-and-marble lobby of the Bank of America building in New York.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 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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Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.—
Jacob Beltran,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Feb. 2026
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In July 1981, the bandshell was razed when construction began on the Ball Point property immediately to the south.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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That historic house was set to be razed and replaced with a 12,000-square-foot mansion in 2001 until preservationists and the city intervened to relocate the house.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan on April 3, 1948, a American initiative to help nations devastated by World World II rebuild.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Look, if this had happened in my third season playing this character, I’d be devastated.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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