Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
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The historic designation effectively saved the building from demolition, but only for three years, at which point the brothers were no longer bound by any restrictions on razing the home to the ground.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026 -
Mertensotto Field While the new municipal campus is at the same site as the current city hall building, new construction would include razing the baseball field known as Mertensotto Field at Civic Center Park.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2026
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Phase one, tentatively scheduled for June 2026 to August 2027, includes demolishing several buildings, upgrading library fire alarms and readying central campus for construction.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Dec. 2025
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The demolition proposal went before the historic preservation commission under the city’s review rules, which call for taking a closer look before demolishing older buildings that could be historic and considering alternatives or options for reuse.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
25 Nov. 2025
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Rather than destroying employment, AI would improve small-business competitiveness, seeding novel job categories around AI development, oversight, and maintenance.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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This week's Thai attacks, which stem from a long-running border dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations, have also forced more than 20,000 from their homes in several communities, the Cambodian ministry said, along with destroying infrastructure, damaging temples disrupting public services.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
9 Dec. 2025
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The brand nails high-quality essentials that look luxe without wrecking your travel budget.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Nov. 2025
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Her firm helped design boutique hotels in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina by shopping in many of the local architectural wrecking stores.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
13 Nov. 2025
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Naturally, Milverine's mentions on Instagram are blowing up, but no word yet if Wolverine and Milverine actually met.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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This leads to blowing up fishing boats in South American waters.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Dec. 2025
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The first touched down in Lady Lake, lifting roofs off homes and overturning mobile homes.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Unbelievably, the referee listened to Prince Fahad, before agreeing with him and overturning the goal.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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The entire lighting system can be neutralized by flipping a single switch, obliterating all visibility except for a spotlight on the enemy’s crotch.—
Dahlia Gallin Ramirez,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
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Mikko Rantanen was obliterating Jared Spurgeon behind the net, separating him from the puck and nearly separating his head from his body.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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