demolish
verb
de·mol·ish
di-ˈmä-lish 
demolished; demolishing; demolishes
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: to do away with : destroy
a filibuster which would effectively demolish the issue—
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demolisher
noun
Examples of demolish in a Sentence
The old factory was demolished to make way for a new parking lot.
Tons of explosives were used to demolish the building.
The town hopes to restore the old theater rather than have it demolished.
The car was demolished in the accident.
They demolished the other team 51–7.
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Most of the aviation facilities were demolished to make way for I-5 in the 1960s.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Those included a Tower Records shop at 2500 16th St. that neighbored Tower Café, Tower Liquor and Tower Real Estate.
After becoming a Dimple Records store, the 16th Street building was demolished in 2019, The Bee previously reported.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
The idea sparked concerns from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and neighbors who wanted to stop it from being developed or demolished.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
By 2002, the former Woolco building was demolished and the Home Depot and a new mall entrance were in its place.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Those included a Tower Records shop at 2500 16th St. that neighbored Tower Café, Tower Liquor and Tower Real Estate.
After becoming a Dimple Records store, the 16th Street building was demolished in 2019, The Bee previously reported.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
The idea sparked concerns from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission and neighbors who wanted to stop it from being developed or demolished.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
By 2002, the former Woolco building was demolished and the Home Depot and a new mall entrance were in its place.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
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“Demolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demolish. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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demolish
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demolisher
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