dynamiting

present participle of dynamite

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Verb
  • In recent weeks, Lebanon proved to be a particularly sensitive flashpoint, with Israel continuing attacks in southern Lebanon and its ground troops razing towns and villages.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Indeed, many media observers—inside and outside the network—have gone so far as to suggest that demolishing the status quo seems to be central to Weiss’s mandate.
    Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • In February 2024, police gave him and his wife minutes to pack before demolishing their home.
    Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Strikes and artillery fire were reported across Nabatieh district, destroying homes and residential buildings, according to NNA.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • One video shows a surface to air missile hitting a drone but not destroying it; the drone crashes to the ground and explodes.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • What is in tandem here is the exuberantly generative possibility of life itself (SCOBY, water) alongside the very synthetic polymers that are literally wrecking life on an individual and systemic level.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Belt-Stubblefield did not stop and ended up wrecking his car.
    Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Ripley was honored for a heroic effort to halt the advance of North Vietnamese forces by blowing up a crucial bridge in 1972.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Navarrette is blowing up right now.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Within a year, the Legislature beefed up safety regulations on mobile homes, requiring them to be secured with anchors and tie-downs to prevent overturning and sliding during heavy winds.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • While exceptionally rare, there is recent precedent for Missouri courts overturning elections.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • If the 38 days of devastating air strikes that began on 28 February failed to bring Tehran to heel, what difference would obliterating a few more targets make?
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 May 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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