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Demolishing meaning

present participle and gerund of demolish

Synonyms of Demolishing

Using Demolishing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of demolish
  • Useful related words include: razing, leveling, tearing down, destruction.
  • In the example corpus, demolishing often appears in combinations such as: demolishing the, by demolishing, of demolishing.

Context around Demolishing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Demolishing

  • In this selection, "demolishing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, began, years, car, homes, temples and opponents stand out and add context to how "demolishing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and eventually demolishing the longannet and and started demolishing some of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "demolishing" sits close to words such as abiola, afterthought and avatars, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with demolishing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Wike said he has no for demolishing the Bayelsa state government property in Port Harcourt. (15 words)

She has also acted as an unofficial ambassador for the Traveller community, explaining their traditions and demolishing stereotypes. (18 words)

Curry, Thompson and Green have spent years demolishing opponents as one of the N.B.A.’s most celebrated cores. (20 words)

The society is in favour of demolishing the current entrance but says the scale of the changes is too large and "awkardly asymmetrical" and adds that the use of glazed walls and wooden columns are "completely alien" to the flame-coloured walls. (42 words)

This could increase the number of at-risk homes, while some people could even be forced to pay thousands of pounds towards the cost of demolishing their own home if it is threatened by erosion, possibly while still paying their mortgage. (41 words)

This is the loudmouth who ignored many warnings by the Speaker of the and who has behaved with similar discourtesy in Holyrood, even to the First Minister when she was demolishing the inaccurate allegations he was making. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Monday began demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation against sub-standard housing and illegal migration, AFP journalists saw.

BJP State president K. Annamalai on Sunday shared a short video clip of DMK MP T.R. Baalu’s speech on the social media and criticised him for “taking pride” in demolishing temples.

Curry, Thompson and Green have spent years demolishing opponents as one of the N.B.A.’s most celebrated cores.

Including a car overtaking another car mounting the kerb which resulted in the overtaking car smashing into a parked car, demolishing three neighbouring gardens, and narrowly missing a pedestrian when they mounted the kerb.

Many locals claimed that the drive that started in the morning was demolishing two and three-storeyed buildings near Aulia Masjid at Andehria More along with shanties, and protested the move.

Report gathered by Kasapa News’ Yaw Boagyan revealed that the building situated on a water-logged plot along the Winneba to Cape Coast Highway got residents calling for its demolishing due to how weak it looked.

She has also acted as an unofficial ambassador for the Traveller community, explaining their traditions and demolishing stereotypes.

Some years ago I remember the Scottish Government closing down and eventually demolishing the Longannet power station, which produced electricity for central Scotland, simply because it was using coal.

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The injunction restrained the respondents and their agents, servants or privies from entering, letting, demolishing and building on the land.

The Lilongwe City Council has taken action against illegal business structures opposite the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) in Lilongwe by demolishing them.

The society is in favour of demolishing the current entrance but says the scale of the changes is too large and "awkardly asymmetrical" and adds that the use of glazed walls and wooden columns are "completely alien" to the flame-coloured walls.

The work – which is expected to take between 18 months and two years – will involve demolishing the crossing’s southern piled viaduct and replacing it with a completely new reinforced concrete structure.

This could increase the number of at-risk homes, while some people could even be forced to pay thousands of pounds towards the cost of demolishing their own home if it is threatened by erosion, possibly while still paying their mortgage.

This is the loudmouth who ignored many warnings by the Speaker of the and who has behaved with similar discourtesy in Holyrood, even to the First Minister when she was demolishing the inaccurate allegations he was making.

This saw the council come up with a new scheme to build a 150 place school incorporating Maesydre rather than demolishing it.

This was done by floating the dollar, introducing more competition into major sectors, demolishing tariff protection for industry, privatising major public entities and bringing in sweeping deregulation.

Wike said he has no for demolishing the Bayelsa state government property in Port Harcourt.

A civic official said the BMC’s K-West ward office team reached the Vice-Global Tapas Bar this morning and started demolishing some of the additional alterations made inside the establishment.

Anatolia said: "We never really did anything big in terms of renovation until three years ago when we decided to do a complete makeover starting with demolishing the extension we had and build a bigger one.

As well as a school building the proposal includes demolishing the current campus, a 3G sports pitches, athletics facilities, outdoor performance space, play area, new access, vehicle and cycle parking and associated works.

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Common combinations with demolishing

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "demolishing" in a sentence?
An example: "Authorities on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Monday began demolishing homes in a large slum in an operation against sub-standard housing and illegal migration, AFP journalists saw." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "demolishing" from authentic English texts.
What does "demolishing" mean?
Demolishing means: present participle and gerund of demolish
What are synonyms of "demolishing"?
Common synonyms of "demolishing" include: razing, leveling, tearing down, destruction, devastation.
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