as in destructions
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 demolitions
That’s how a lot of forgery demolitions get worked out.
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JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
The four demolitions were temporarily paused by the Valentine neighborhood association’s application to place part of Valentine on the local historic register.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Back in his day, hangdog stoner Bob (DiCaprio) used to be quite the revolutionary as the demolitions expert for a small but effective anti-establishment outfit called the French 75.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
But the organization still hopes to forestall the demolitions.
—Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
On August 25, at least 16 excavators are visible at the IDF’s Zeitoun base, with ongoing demolitions taking place nearby.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
No timeline has been set for the demolitions.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
What transpired was one of the most one-sided and shocking demolitions in WWE history.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
The four demolitions were temporarily paused by the Valentine neighborhood association’s application to place part of Valentine on the local historic register.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Back in his day, hangdog stoner Bob (DiCaprio) used to be quite the revolutionary as the demolitions expert for a small but effective anti-establishment outfit called the French 75.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
But the organization still hopes to forestall the demolitions.
—Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
On August 25, at least 16 excavators are visible at the IDF’s Zeitoun base, with ongoing demolitions taking place nearby.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
No timeline has been set for the demolitions.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
What transpired was one of the most one-sided and shocking demolitions in WWE history.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demolitions
Noun
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But over exploitation often followed, leading to depletions and extinctions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 list of extinctions includes a bird, a shrew and a species of snail, among others.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Arne Slot’s team were vulnerable after three successive losses.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chaparro also noted that bitcoin and ether suffered less losses compared to alternative crypto-assets in this month’s massive liquidation event.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Demolitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demolitions. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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