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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Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The teardown reveals more, though, and that’s the detail of the bigger battery.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
When the hotel was torn down, much of the lumber was sold to be used in building houses in the area.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In the mid-aughts, the team decided another refresh was infeasible and opted for a teardown instead of a remodel.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The teardown reveals more, though, and that’s the detail of the bigger battery.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
When the hotel was torn down, much of the lumber was sold to be used in building houses in the area.
—Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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