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tears down

VERB

demolish, raze

Synonyms

WEAK

annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate devour dilapidate disassemble dismantle flatten knock down level obliterate pulverize ruin smash take apart total trash wipe off the map wreck

Example Sentences

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It’s the softness that falls across Clooney’s face in this scene that tears down the wall between Jay Kelly and George Clooney.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

The Stars and Stripes ripples through the night sky at a local rodeo before a tornado tears down the middle of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

The club will have to remove all of them by July 1 as the university tears down, rebuilds and repairs the docks.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

Sandy Munro, head of Michigan-based Munro & Associates, which tears down vehicles and advises automakers on how to improve them, said the Model Y battery pack has "zero repairability."

From Reuters • Mar. 20, 2023

I nearly cry at the thought of someone poking at her body, but I push the tears down.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung