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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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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
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The hotel, later known as the Eastern Hotel, was demolished in the 1960s.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
In January, Publix closed its 40-year-old Palms store and by mid-April it was demolished to make way for a bigger, contemporary supermarket.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
One emergency management official said the building will have to be demolished.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The bungalow was later demolished.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
That’s when the three 1960s buildings that displayed it were demolished to make way for a replacement structure by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
—David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
But part of the deal involves the purchase of the adjacent Blue Cross and Blue Shield building (to be demolished) along with its parking.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Manchester City await, a team Chelsea have not beaten for five years and who demolished them 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the league just two weeks ago.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
At the facility, officials found several bodies in hazardous conditions inside the building that was later condemned and demolished by federal environmental regulators as a toxic waste site.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The hotel, later known as the Eastern Hotel, was demolished in the 1960s.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
In January, Publix closed its 40-year-old Palms store and by mid-April it was demolished to make way for a bigger, contemporary supermarket.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
One emergency management official said the building will have to be demolished.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The bungalow was later demolished.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
That’s when the three 1960s buildings that displayed it were demolished to make way for a replacement structure by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
—David Allen, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
But part of the deal involves the purchase of the adjacent Blue Cross and Blue Shield building (to be demolished) along with its parking.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolished
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bullets shattered a glass refrigerator door behind Marquise, who fell to the ground right next to the store’s counter.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The killings are among a spate of attacks on Palestinian schools or schoolchildren in the West Bank in recent days, which have seen a school building razed to the ground and, in a separate incident, settlers putting up razor wire to block children as young as five from getting to school.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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All were expropriated and razed to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Two young Alabama siblings are dead following an early morning crash, leaving their mother devastated at the sudden loss.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Celeste’s family was overwhelmed and devastated to hear details of the allegations against d4vd during his arraignment on Monday, their attorney, Patrick Steinfeld, told CNN.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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One assistant said Rudin threw a phone at him, and another said Rudin smashed a computer monitor on his head, among other allegations.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rinku then smashed four consecutive sixes off wrist spinner Digvesh Rathi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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