Synonym: destruction, wipeout. Similar words: demolish, volition, demolished, abolition, abolitionism, abolitionist, political action committee, demonstration. Meaning: [‚demə'lɪʃn] n. 1. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something 2. the act of demolishing.
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1, The church has been threatened with demolition for years.
2, The house was rescued from demolition.
3, My family has been displaced by urban demolition.
4, They underwent courses in radio communication, demolition, and sabotage.
5, He accused opposition leaders of doing a demolition job on the President.
6, The whole row of houses is scheduled for demolition.
7, The factory is already marked down for demolition.
8, Every house on this block is slated for demolition.
9, The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.
10, Prisoners have been moved to allow the demolition of part of the prison.
11, The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
12, His speech did a very effective demolition job on the government's proposals.
13, The box seemed resigned to its fate of demolition.
14, Both demolition projects set off bitter debates.
15, It was a demolition job from start to finish.
16, Throughout the old town, demolition is well under way.
17, All were disarmed by police demolition experts.
18, The threat of demolition Even if the Church Commissioners decide to proceed with demolition,(http://sentencedict.com/demolition.html) all is not yet lost.
19, The project began to generate a momentum of demolition of its own.
20, In addition, the original plan called for the demolition of structures found beyond repair and the relocation of displaced homeowners.
21, Duchy arranged for its demolition, and this was undertaken during 1984.
22, So did the government's unapologetic and violent demolition of slums.
23, For the demolition parties the days of scheming and planning were over: now they needed steady nerves and physical strength.
24, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario made short shrift of her opponent, allowing her only two games in a 6-0, 6-2 demolition.
25, They started a campaign to save the houses from demolition.
26, One of the major aims of the air raid was the complete demolition of all means of communications by bombing.
27, Currie led the team with 55 points in the demolition job against Ireland.
28, Looks at evidence of abandonment including empty property, declining property values, and demolition.
29, Dangers to the general public can also arise at fairgrounds, demolition sites or from the carrying of dangerous substances by road.
30, Grandiose redevelopment programmes of redundant docks around the country have resulted in the demolition of numerous old warehouses.
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