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dynamited

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verb

past tense of dynamite
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Verb
  • In November 2016, a two-alarm fire totally razed the structure and its dance studio, computer lab and kitchen.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz said the department worked with the homeowner and the village’s Community Development Department to gain approval to use the property for training purposes before it is razed for new construction.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • These pests and diseases can commonly be managed through removal and destruction of damaged tissue.
    Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Spores from infected leaves and blooms can invade pruning wounds and damaged tissue.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • It has been recommended that the Denver Pavilions be demolished.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • It was finally demolished in 2024.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • According to the Times coverage of the incident and subsequent lawsuit, the scenes shown in the classroom included autopsies, decaying cadavers and live animals being butchered, mutilated and tortured.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But the most difficult parts also offer ways forward — news that arrives via a skull, a mutilated body, evidence of closure in many respects of the word.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The three adults on board — pilot Hernán Murcia, Indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernández and Magdalena — were found dead when Colombian soldiers located the wrecked plane two weeks after the crash.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • In recent days, refugees have begun returning to wrecked villages and towns.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But groves obliterated vast stretches of pristine land.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • Well, their nuclear facilities have been obliterated.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Few actually believe in elves, or imagine their mock-Elizabethan speech is anything more than cheerful, mangled guesswork.
    Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The nose of the aircraft appeared torn off, leaving mangled parts of the front of the plane dangling toward the ground.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Dynamited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamited. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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