26984 words

demolition

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
the act of destroying something such as a building:

Examples:

the demolition of dangerous buildings
The demolition of the stadium is already underway.
2
the act of proving that an argument or theory is wrong:

Examples:

He offers a robust demolition of the argument that there is a "third way" between capitalism and socialism.
His demolition of conspiracy theories was angrily dismissed by some.
3
the act of easily defeating someone:

Examples:

This was a six-nil demolition of a classy team.
The US players admired Brazil's demolition of the host team in group play.
4
the act of destroying something, such as a building or other structure:

Examples:

[ C ] They tried unsuccessfully to stop the demolition of the old hotel.

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