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dynamited

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verb

past tense of dynamite

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Verb
  • In July 1981, the bandshell was razed when construction began on the Ball Point property immediately to the south.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That historic house was set to be razed and replaced with a 12,000-square-foot mansion in 2001 until preservationists and the city intervened to relocate the house.
    Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Keep damaged plants moist and apply fertilizer as growth resumes.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Tehran province, with more than 50 damaged sites, topped the list in terms of losses, Seyyed Ahmad Alavi said in a message on Telegram.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • It was demolished to make way for a 7,000 square-foot gallery that opened in April 2022 at MCASD.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The building appears to have been demolished with twisted metal, bricks and other debris littering the site.
    Moriah Thomas, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The case back then also involved the bodies of naked, mutilated women, plus all the sexism and homophobia that were pervasive in police work in 1998 and are apparently ship-shape today.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • First Baptist Dallas will break ground on its new sanctuary on Sunday, June 7, after a massive fire destroyed the church's 134-year-old sanctuary in the summer of 2024, the church announced on Sunday.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The diplomat also said that the IDF’s targeting of bridges along Lebanon’s Litani River has destroyed vital infrastructure connecting the south to the rest of the country.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In San Francisco, the wrecked husk of the Golden Gate Bridge looms in the background as a perpetual reminder that this isn’t quite our history.
    Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Helicopter footage showed the man darting out from the wrecked Charger in a black T-shirt and white shorts.
    Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • UConn won 73-72, and the Blue Devils were left to wonder how everything could be obliterated in just 10 seconds.
    Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the team obliterated the meet record at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays and produced the fourth-best time in national history.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • Images showed the mangled front of the plane lifted into the air and its tail on the tarmac.
    Brian Dakss, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Dynamited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamited. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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