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
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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State Farm requested the emergency rate increase in February, the month after fires ripped through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles, razing over 16,000 homes and structures.
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 14 May 2025
January fire weather conditions driven by climate change had helped fuel the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which razed almost 40,000 acres of land and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across L.A.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The buildings are in danger of being razed by the Port of Los Angeles, and the hope is that the visibility afforded by the list will help preservation efforts.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Williams grew up twelve miles to the south, in an Atlanta housing project that has since been razed.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 14 May 2025
January fire weather conditions driven by climate change had helped fuel the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which razed almost 40,000 acres of land and destroyed tens of thousands of homes across L.A.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The buildings are in danger of being razed by the Port of Los Angeles, and the hope is that the visibility afforded by the list will help preservation efforts.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Williams grew up twelve miles to the south, in an Atlanta housing project that has since been razed.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Raze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raze. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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