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n. - Complete destruction of a building.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Verb (used with object) : The results of his research demolished many theories. ,The fire demolished the area. ,We simply demolished that turkey
  • Lawton, with a right wing, moved against El Caney, with the idea of demolishing it and crumpling up the Spanish left.
  • In '93 a coppersmith had purchased the house with the idea of demolishing it, but had not been able to pay the price; the nation made him bankrupt.
  • With Dook recently "demolishing" highly ranked powerhouses such as Princeton, Clemson, and Temple, we should be quaking.
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