as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
several condemned buildings around the city are undergoing demolition as part of the revitalization program
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Recent Examples of demolition
The report suggests that demolitions have been accompanied by a litany of human rights violations, including killings.
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1972 is often cited as the tipping point toward creating any significant landmark protections in Chicago.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
This has included banning cars, demolition and construction work, and spraying roads with water.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The arcade seemed doomed in February when the Farmington Hills City Council approved the demolition of its building on Orchard Lake Road near 14 Mile.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The demolition of the Chicago Stock Exchange in 1972 is often cited as the tipping point toward creating any significant landmark protections in Chicago.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
This has included banning cars, demolition and construction work, and spraying roads with water.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
The arcade seemed doomed in February when the Farmington Hills City Council approved the demolition of its building on Orchard Lake Road near 14 Mile.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolition
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The facts are clear: Marylanders stand to gain no benefit from this proposal, yet our state will bear the brunt of its environmental destruction and economic damage to agritourism and farming, our top Maryland industry.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Season 4 finale ended with Vecna opening a gate to the Upside Down, leading to mass destruction in Hawkins.Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Their grievances justify lawbreaking, havoc, rampage.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Long lamented the havoc wreaked on motorists, who will be affected by the partial bridge closure well into 2025.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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According to an assessment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Western monarch population has plummeted by more than 95% since the 1980s, and has a 99% chance of extinction by 2080.Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Like mammoths, mastodons disappeared toward the end of the last ice age, when a series of factors, including climate change and human hunting, drove many large animals to extinction, as Jess Thomson reports for Newsweek.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jim Harbaugh’s news conference after the Chargers’ 40-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday was part postgame recap and part pregame look-ahead.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolition. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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