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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

"I didn’t want to be someone who tears down this girl for something that was a mistake," Kelley says, adding she feels "responsible for giving exposure".

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

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

Neumann One tears down a potato-sack curtain and takes it outside and Werner can hear him splash it with diesel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr