demolition
noun
de·mo·li·tion
ˌde-mə-ˈli-shən 
ˌdē-mə-
1
: the act of demolishing
especially
: destruction in war by means of explosives
2
demolitions plural
: explosives for destruction in war
Synonyms
Examples of demolition in a Sentence
The old factory is scheduled for demolition next week.
The demolitions should be complete by the end of the year.
Recent Examples on the Web
Furthermore, construction and demolition create more than 500 million tons of debris each year in this country alone, the EPA said.
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Ginger Zee, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Instead, Municipal Stadium — expanding the old Blues Stadium — opened in 1955 at East 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue until its closure and demolition in 1976.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The health system's specific timeline for that demolition, as well as construction of the hospital expansion, was not immediately available Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
The stairs had been slated for demolition since 2021.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Los Angeles police said a retired officer turned in a knife that was allegedly found years earlier by a construction worker during the demolition of Simpson's estate.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
In fact, a small army of designers, animators and demolition experts spent years imagining them.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The closure and impending demolition of the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, for example, is not likely to leave a hole in the music scene because there are other, more attractive venues waiting in line.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the neighborhood association posted an online petition to save the former church complex from demolition.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Ginger Zee, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Instead, Municipal Stadium — expanding the old Blues Stadium — opened in 1955 at East 22nd Street and Brooklyn Avenue until its closure and demolition in 1976.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
The health system's specific timeline for that demolition, as well as construction of the hospital expansion, was not immediately available Tuesday.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
The stairs had been slated for demolition since 2021.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024
In 2016, Los Angeles police said a retired officer turned in a knife that was allegedly found years earlier by a construction worker during the demolition of Simpson's estate.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
In fact, a small army of designers, animators and demolition experts spent years imagining them.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The closure and impending demolition of the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, for example, is not likely to leave a hole in the music scene because there are other, more attractive venues waiting in line.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, the neighborhood association posted an online petition to save the former church complex from demolition.
—Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Demolition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demolition. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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demolition
noun
de·mo·li·tion
ˌdem-ə-ˈlish-ən
ˌdē-mə-
: the act of demolishing
especially
: destruction by means of explosives
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