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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

Bystanders and former residents watch from afar as construction equipment tears down the structure.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2023

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

They’d only make everyone feel worse, adding a whiny cherry to the top of this horrible sundae, so she stuffed her tears down, all the way down to her toes.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake