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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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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The house was demolished a few years ago, so those films have now become a kind of archival image of the family.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Protests against Hamas come amid a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most infrastructure including medical facilities has been demolished.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
But South Dakota State hasn’t seen anything quite like the Huskies, who demolished 15-seed Arkansas State 103-34 in their first-round matchup on Saturday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Another recalled bitterly that Martin had demolished a building nearby that was designed in part by famed Beach architect Morris Lapidus, designer of the Fontainebleau Hotel, to build the Eighty-Seven Park luxury condo.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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David Opie, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Protests against Hamas come amid a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most infrastructure including medical facilities has been demolished.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
But South Dakota State hasn’t seen anything quite like the Huskies, who demolished 15-seed Arkansas State 103-34 in their first-round matchup on Saturday.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Another recalled bitterly that Martin had demolished a building nearby that was designed in part by famed Beach architect Morris Lapidus, designer of the Fontainebleau Hotel, to build the Eighty-Seven Park luxury condo.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Demolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demolish. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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demolish
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demolisher
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