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
And amid the death and destruction caused by floods, the government is demolishing houses in the name of bringing development through a government affordable housing program, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 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
San Diego State University is demolishing the 53-year-old stadium while building a 35,000-seat stadium next door as the first phase of a campus expansion.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2020
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
