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dynamited

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verb

past tense of dynamite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamited
Verb
  • Palestinians shared images showing entire neighborhoods razed to the ground.
    Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Its war has also taken a huge toll on ordinary Gazans, with whole areas razed to the ground.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2025, kids put their cards into clear resin or plastic containers to preserve and protect them from scratches or damaged corners.
    Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The museum was heavily damaged following a bombing that occurred on May 14, 1943.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It was finally demolished in 2008.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, hundreds of Palestinians attempted to return to their homes, only to find wrecked buildings, rubble and destruction upon the withdrawal of the Israeli troops.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Civilian infrastructure—roads, sewage, electricity, and municipal services—has been destroyed.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One police cruiser was destroyed by flames and needed to be towed away from the area, officials said.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Video from local news stations showed mangled train cars, some stacked atop each other, and smoke from grass fires drifting into the surrounding rural area.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Abelardo raced outside to find his brother inside the mangled Corolla.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This war obliterated their remaining infrastructure.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Baltimore’s season has gone down the gutter after it got obliterated by the injury bug.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With the ceasefire taking effect, massive groups of Palestinians were pictured pouring back into the devastated capital.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The ceasefire announced Wednesday still leaves questions over who will govern Gaza, reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory and whether Hamas would keep its weapons.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Dynamited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamited. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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