1. tearing down or destroying a building or structure completely
Usage: present participle of demolish
2. defeating someone or something completely and decisively
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The construction crew is demolishing the old factory next week.
• They spent months demolishing the abandoned warehouse.
• The team is demolishing their opponents 45-7.
• She’s demolishing her competition in the chess tournament.
• The hurricane is demolishing houses along the coast.
• Workers are demolishing the bridge to make way for a new one.
• The critic was demolishing the author’s latest novel in his review.