razed; razing
1
: to destroy to the ground : demolish
raze an old building
2
a
: to scrape, cut, or shave off
b
archaic
: erase
razer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of raze in a Sentence
an entire city block razed by a terrible fire
the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex
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Zoom in: Rent affordability in the city's core has come into focus recently as developer Weston Urban plans to raze the Soap Factory Apartments — a rare, market-rate affordable complex downtown — to make way for new development surrounding a minor league baseball stadium.
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Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
By the late 1970s, the Simon family, owners of the Vanderbilt estate, obtained permission to raze the club and build The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, which opened in the early 1990s.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The memo described instances of Israeli interference with aid efforts, including killing aid workers, razing agricultural structures, bombing ambulances and hospitals, sitting on supply depots and routinely turning away trucks full of food and medicine.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2024
Increasing wildfires are expected to raze thousands of acres of crops and grazing lands.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
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Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
By the late 1970s, the Simon family, owners of the Vanderbilt estate, obtained permission to raze the club and build The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, which opened in the early 1990s.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The memo described instances of Israeli interference with aid efforts, including killing aid workers, razing agricultural structures, bombing ambulances and hospitals, sitting on supply depots and routinely turning away trucks full of food and medicine.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2024
Increasing wildfires are expected to raze thousands of acres of crops and grazing lands.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Raze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raze. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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