demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
has demolished
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present perfectof demolish (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technology has demolished the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals strikingly convincing voice cloning tools to steal from people by mimicking loved ones.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
It did raid the scam city of Shwe Kokko, but only entered a few buildings, and to date has demolished only one.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Our lawsuit seeks to restore fair competition in a digital advertising marketplace that Google has demolished.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Giovanni Orsina, a politics professor at Rome's Luiss university said Berlusconi has demolished his own argument that Forza Italia can be a moderating influence on the government.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2022
She was of course Christianized and baptized, as any one may see by Chapman's picture in the Rotunda at Washington, unless Zouave criticism has demolished it.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 by Various
