DYNAMITES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dynamites

verb

present tense third-person singular of dynamite

as in demolishes

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An $8,000 Ryvid Anthem or a $10,000 Maeving RM1S will deliver broadly similar urban usability, while the $12,500 Zero FXE absolutely demolishes it on power-per-dollar.

— Utkarsh Sood June 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of demolishes

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The segment ends with Homer suffocating Kodos with a pillow — this after the military blows up the heads of dozens of aliens.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Trinity's safe world blows up when reports surface that something is killing both demons and Wardens.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of blows up

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Tornado levels homes in Enid, Oklahoma Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are surveying the damage on Friday after a massive tornado ripped through the city on Thursday night.

— Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of levels

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This overfeeding triggers a runaway nuclear explosion that usually destroys the white dwarf.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The more useful skill for leaders and investors is learning to distinguish between a problem that destroys value and one that can be solved in a way that creates it.

— Michael Ligon, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroys

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In theory, this system will punish any team that deliberately tears down its roster in an attempt to lose as many games as possible.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Even in moments of disagreement, we are called to speak with charity and to seek dialogue that builds up, rather than tears down.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of tears down

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In Wes Craven’s 1986 sci-fi/grindhouse romp Deadly Friend, the killer android at the heart of the action obliterates a curmudgeonly old lady’s skull with a basketball.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Klaatu's giant robot sidekick, Gort, then steps out of the vessel, obliterates a load of firearms with his laser eyes, and silently guards the ship as his master is taken to hospital.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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