tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
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: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
Examples of teardown in a Sentence
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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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The quote-unquote offseason will not be graded by the teardown but rather on what comes next: a rebuild.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Actor Kelsey Grammer has upset English villagers with his plans to tear down a 200-year-old cottage near Bristol.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Whether the Browns resist or embrace a teardown in the coming months, Teller is one of several players who could get an extension and/or restructure to help the team clear 2025 cap space.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
The quote-unquote offseason will not be graded by the teardown but rather on what comes next: a rebuild.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision
course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his
tearing down.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Actor Kelsey Grammer has upset English villagers with his plans to tear down a 200-year-old cottage near Bristol.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Teardown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardown. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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