demolish
verb
de·mol·ish
di-ˈmä-lish 
demolished; demolishing; demolishes
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a
: to do away with : destroy
a filibuster which would effectively demolish the issue—
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Current Biography… a performance so awkward and apathetic it instantly appeared to demolish any chance of restoring her declining career …—Dave Itzkoff
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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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Finally, after 20 years of struggle, protests, court battles and even picketing the home of Warren Buffett, whose company had assumed ownership of the dams, an agreement was reached to demolish the dams.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
World & Nation Israeli airstrike demolishes Iranian Consulate in Syria, kills two Iranian generals
April 1, 2024
Kamal Adwan and two other nearby hospitals have been hit by Israel several times amid the fighting.
—Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
The first Gordon Plaza home to be demolished came down yesterday.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Bezos came under fire for plans to partially demolish the famous De Hef bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to allow the yacht’s three 230-foot-tall masts to pass underneath.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
World & Nation Israeli airstrike demolishes Iranian Consulate in Syria, kills two Iranian generals
April 1, 2024
Kamal Adwan and two other nearby hospitals have been hit by Israel several times amid the fighting.
—Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
The first Gordon Plaza home to be demolished came down yesterday.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Bezos came under fire for plans to partially demolish the famous De Hef bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to allow the yacht’s three 230-foot-tall masts to pass underneath.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Demolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demolish. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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demolish
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de·mol·ish
di-ˈmäl-ish
demolisher
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