Verb (used with object) : The results of his research demolished many theories. ,The fire demolished the area. ,We simply demolished that turkey.    From Dictionary.com. 

In one swift stroke, McCain demolished what had been one of his main arguments against Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [a good analysis of the palin pick] Reference

What TP did NOT report, is that: 1) it’s Easter break, with many families on vacation, and 2) Palin demolished her competitors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Palin’s talk show debut garners weak reviews, lower-than-expected ratings.] Reference

Was it the word "demolished" that the moderator objected to?.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Cavalry have "demolished" the notorious 5th Ohio somewhere east of us, last week, perhaps in the Tennessee valley.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diary of Samuel A. Agnew : September 27, 1863-June 30, 1864,] Reference

He called for "man-made boundaries" of countries to be "demolished" to ensure all Africans free movement through the countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Nettles Island woman sues after wrong house 'demolished'.    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

Rita Reith said the car "demolished" a traffic control box.    From Wordnik.com.  [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference

SNP hopes 'demolished' by Labour victory in Glasgow North East.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to UK envoy warns RP to lose more foreign investments] Reference

Paul Lukas found out what happens to a "demolished" stadium in the 21st century.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com] Reference

Parker said the Demons '200 medley relay "demolished" the school record by 2.1 seconds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Durangoherald.com] Reference

According to that map and its legend, Old City Hall is a landmark that's been "demolished"!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper] Reference

It can destroy a few camps and claim that it has 'demolished' the infrastructure of terror.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference

Change the Graphic Overrides for "demolished" items to a hatch pattern on their project/surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root] Reference

I guess they never got the so-con memo about the institution being "demolished" by "homosexual activists.".    From Wordnik.com.  [GayandRight] Reference

But I saw that interview, and as awkward as it was, I think it's a bit much to say Maddow "demolished" him.    From Wordnik.com.  [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference

Bragg believed that Rosecrans 'army was "demolished" and would surely retreat to his base (Nashville), and so informed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reminiscences of a soldier of the Orphan brigade,] Reference

That witness's testimony was so full of holes that the judge actually used the word "demolished" to describe his credibility.    From Wordnik.com.  [ConsumerFreedom.com Headlines] Reference

And the security services warned people to stay away BEFORE they were "demolished". take another look at the footage of the "collapse".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bill Totten's Weblog] Reference

"demolished" my arguments, but it'd take me a while to type them out, and I was already accused of being overly wordy.    From Wordnik.com.  [BobFromBrockley] Reference

"demolished" by a sleepless night, and from that time the demon insomnia never ceased to haunt her with more or less persistency.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference

The original was demolished by Rutherford B. Hayes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making The White House A Home] Reference

It was being demolished, she wrote, and gave the address.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Need a Hit Man. Now.] Reference

Ramallah's been demolished, other cities have been damaged.    From Wordnik.com.  [Still Under Siege] Reference

The original Dragon's Head was demolished by European expeditionary forces in 1900.    From Wordnik.com.  [Late Great Wall] Reference

"Let the crown … be demolished," he urged, "and scattered among the people whose right it is.".    From Wordnik.com.  [For The Global Good] Reference

Its infrastructure demolished, Yugoslavia will have only sporadic heat and power during the winter.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Summer Of Discontent] Reference

Health experts have long rolled their eyes at that assertion, and last week they all but demolished it.    From Wordnik.com.  [I'd Toddle A Mile For A Camel] Reference

Over 10 years, 16 of the worst buildings are scheduled to be demolished there, to be replaced by an industrial site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toppling Towers] Reference

But Israel prefers to keep him in his largely demolished West Bank compound, where Arafat has been confined for more than a year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Staking Its Claim] Reference

In December 1997, Mayor Ramzi Jeraizi demolished an old school next to the tomb of Shihab ed-Din and announced plans for the piazza.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Keep Your Hands Off'] Reference