Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
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The earthquake devastated neighboring Kunar province, razing three villages, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Here was an example of humans’ chopping, razing, paving, crushing ways that have mortally wounded the natural world.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Tens of thousands have been fleeing the city, which has seen Israel demolishing high-rise buildings.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Preservationists stepped in to keep the company from its standard practice of demolishing a vacant building.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Critics say returning the company without meaningful payment undercuts accountability and the compensatory purpose of the judgments; others note trustees and Judge Lopez have to avoid value-destroying, prolonged processes.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Adam Berry/Getty Images What To Know Phoenix police said in a release to media that a 19-year-old was detained after wrecking a memorial for Kirk at the office of Turning Point USA, the conservative campus group that Kirk co-founded.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mixed reception, the money counter was an earnest attempt to keep the show running on schedule, preventing one or two self-indulgent speakers from wrecking the running time.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There was the challenge spit take, and then back at camp she unfortunately got caught on camera blowing up chunks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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After three seasons of blowing up the patriarchy from the inside, the women finally get their seat at the table.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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These were no youthful missteps corrected with time, but towering thinkers at the height of their powers overturning their own hard-won systems.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The sentiment is relatable; desire is often a catastrophic force, obliterating our best intentions for ourselves.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the ground will subside, leaving behind a crater about 1,000 feet deep and nearly 2 miles across, obliterating Oak Flat and its religious and environmental significance.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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