dynamiting

Definition of dynamitingnext
present participle of dynamite

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Verb
  • The bulk of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger live in Haiti’s northwest region, including Artibonite, which gangs have mercilessly attacked in recent years, razing communities and destroying farmland.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Park Service also sought to recover $213,387 in costs and damages stemming from two incidents in which Dateline and its contractors allegedly performed unpermitted roadwork, razing sensitive land and destroying hundreds of plants, according to the correspondence obtained by The Times last year.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Thiel says 200 workers spent Saturday demolishing the stair tower and elevator shaft, and then the focus shifts to the rest of the building.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The musician and fashion mogul began the process of demolishing the architectural gem, completely stripping its electricity, plumbing, bathrooms, and windows.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors like Vetsch off Marion Road are convinced that's what hit their neighborhood, destroying multiple homes.
    Conor Wight, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Voting out the party that has been destroying our country must be our only focus.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The tornado left a trail of damage in Hillsdale, Kansas, Monday night, wrecking an RV park, toppling power lines, leveling homes and destroying a storage facility near West 255th Street.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Then the game-wrecking interior defensive lineman had a down year coming off surgery for a dislocated elbow.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Alberto was redshirting his first season at Indiana, while the Hoosiers were blowing up in their first year under Cignetti.
    Seth Emerson, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What’s more, the combo is actually comfortable; of course, that depends on the shoes, but fitted sock booties like hers have been blowing up thanks to their, well, sock-like comfort.
    Eva Thomas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In February 2025, a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after overturning his conviction, citing concerns about a possible language barrier involving one of the jurors who found Heaps guilty.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The cause of the boat overturning is being investigated and the number of passengers on board and how many are unaccounted for remains unclear, according to the AP.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lasers fly at them, obliterating many.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, the state’s own wildfire failures are obliterating its climate goals.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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