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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
Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Years later, the elder sister is told that the camp will be demolished soon by her deceased sister.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
Buildings from that period had been neglected and many of them demolished, unlike in some other cities, including even nearby Cartagena, where they are appreciated and restored.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The building would have been demolished otherwise.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
And in 2013, the university demolished Pierce Tower, a 10-story-tall residence hall by Weese.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Once, in a stadium since demolished, the Orioles won three world championships; the Baltimore Colts did the same.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
And this year Lamar demolished Drake, a superstar Canadian rival, in a feud that consumed the nation.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Subsequently demolished and rebuilt by Simo Design and Fischer Construction, the sleek wood and stone structure ultimately sold to Bay-Schuck in late 2019 for $11 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Finally, the wall that had the last remaining barely visible image of Christ was demolished.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Years later, the elder sister is told that the camp will be demolished soon by her deceased sister.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
Buildings from that period had been neglected and many of them demolished, unlike in some other cities, including even nearby Cartagena, where they are appreciated and restored.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The building would have been demolished otherwise.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
And in 2013, the university demolished Pierce Tower, a 10-story-tall residence hall by Weese.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Once, in a stadium since demolished, the Orioles won three world championships; the Baltimore Colts did the same.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
And this year Lamar demolished Drake, a superstar Canadian rival, in a feud that consumed the nation.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Subsequently demolished and rebuilt by Simo Design and Fischer Construction, the sleek wood and stone structure ultimately sold to Bay-Schuck in late 2019 for $11 million.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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Daley wasn’t interested, knowing that in certain white neighborhoods, those signs would be defaced or destroyed.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Almost all of Gaza’s other schools are either shuttered, destroyed or have been converted into shelters for the displaced.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Collegiate sports have been ruined by the NCAA.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Others shared similar heartwarming stories of kind ways their postal workers went out of their way to cleverly deliver presents in boxes that could’ve ruined holiday surprises.Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Historians commissioned by the state had just published an official report on the deadly attack on the town of Rosewood in 1923, when a white mob razed the majority-Black community and drove out its residents.Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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They were razed during the COVID-19 pandemic.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 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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The 1995-97 newspaper strike scrambled the lives of many and wrecked a good deal of camaraderie.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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So many of those at highest risk are too young to remember the days when HIV wrecked communities.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Demolished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolished. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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