demolish
verb (used with object)
to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
is demolishing
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present progressiveof demolish (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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An industrial real estate company based in Orange County is demolishing 117 homes and ranches in rural Bloomington to make way for more than two million square feet of warehousing space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Thirty years later, Cook County is demolishing the nearly century-old Division 1 section of the jail, the very cellblocks Gaspar visited as a child.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Responding to queries by The Associated Press, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said it has confirmed North Korea is demolishing the golf resort in addition to a South Korean-owned hotel there.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
Vicksburg will get two grants worth $400,000 to remove contaminants from the vacant Kuhn Memorial Hospital, which the city is demolishing for redevelopment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2017
The authorities think progress is demolishing our community just so they can host the Olympics for a few weeks.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2013
