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

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As community members organized marches and protests, Abdeen helped bring a class-action lawsuit against the city, arguing that demolishing the neighborhood would violate residents’ civil rights.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
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

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Pumping at high speeds creates a suction vortex (upconing) that violently draws heavy sludge into the production stream, fouling piping and destroying surface pumps.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The tornado wreaked havoc in the village of 1,000 inhabitants, reducing homes to rubble and destroying numerous cars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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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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Horgan ended up incorporating some of those videos—AI slop of dogs blowing up houses with laser beam eyes, for instance—which amused Murphy.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
Where should our distribution facilities be located to reach 99 percent of customers within two days without blowing up lease and labor costs?

— Brian Cross, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
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

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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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