tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
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Verb
vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach
the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The teardown started with an early-season trade of Luis Arraez; continued with a deadline exodus that included Tanner Scott, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Josh Bell; and concluded with a winter-time deal sending away Jake Burger.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The city had hoped to tear down the blighted structure later this year, but that now appears less likely.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The first part of the Sharks’ rebuild, the teardown, has gone as Grier intended.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The teardown started with an early-season trade of Luis Arraez; continued with a deadline exodus that included Tanner Scott, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Josh Bell; and concluded with a winter-time deal sending away Jake Burger.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
Suncor Energy is planning a two-year construction project at its Commerce City oil refinery to tear down a 75-year-old flare stack that often sends flames flickering from the top, and reconnect the pipes that funnel excess gases to a newer, more efficient flare on site.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The city had hoped to tear down the blighted structure later this year, but that now appears less likely.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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