DYNAMITING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

dynamiting

verb

present participle of dynamite

as in razing

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In March, Nebraska’s Morrill Fire tore through 642,000 acres to become the largest in state history, killing one person and razing vast stretches of cattle country.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
By the late 1980s, McAuley’s days clearly were numbered, as the DuPage County Airport Authority, in the midst of a major expansion, began buying and razing most of the remaining homes in the McAuley district.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of razing

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Trump has faced widespread criticism for demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for the grand ballroom design.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of demolishing

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The show was filmed across Northern Ireland, and the weather proved to be brutal, with the rain constantly destroying sets that had to be rebuilt.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and posted video footage of their kamikaze drone strikes destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, according to Euromaidan Press.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroying

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Come for the timeliness, stay for Cap wrecking a bunch of guys in an elevator.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Long-distance backpacking is having a moment, and readers planning a first thru-hike want to know how to prepare without wrecking their body, their gear budget or their trip.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

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The president’s tariffs during his second term have faced an array of legal challenges, with the Supreme Court overturning some of them in February.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ominously, the order pledges federal pressure, including from the Justice Department, to push states into overturning their own vaccine mandates.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Today, for a few brief moments, some one billion people experienced partly or fully dark skies as the moon passes directly in front of our star, obliterating its light.

— Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Then, on August 6, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, obliterating nearly five square miles of the city.

— James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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