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demolished

  • past participle
    of demolish.
    demolish
    verb (used with object)
    to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
  • past tense form
    of demolish.
    demolish
    verb (used with object)
    to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.

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Children in the Northamptonshire town have been born with birth defects, believed to have been caused when steelworks were demolished in the 1980s.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Carol Ann’s house, like the sisters’, has been demolished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It is not known why some structures were demolished and others were not.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sepulveda said the softball program also is being looked at because of the addition of a new fence that was not authorized and is being demolished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

During one of these walks he passed a demolished apartment building.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides