Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
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Most Democrats, 77%, opposed razing the East Wing, while a plurality of Republicans, 44%, signaled their approval.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025 -
The thundering early morning blast at Accurate Energetic Systems reverberated across the surrounding community Friday, razing an entire building on the plant’s sprawling campus and leading to a painstaking search that ultimately found no survivors.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The military showed us a map of Hamas tunnel routes Israeli forces are still discovering and demolishing in the area.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Most recently, crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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And candidates who stoked fear in voters — with the threat of towering multi-family complexes destroying their communities or costly local infrastructure projects driving up taxes — lost by clear margins.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Derek Lopez, 27, was fired from his role at the university after he was caught on camera destroying a Turning Point display.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Storm preparations Cuba has been struck almost yearly by a major hurricane in recent years, sometimes twice, wrecking the country’s already decrepit infrastructure, damaging crops and destroying thousands of homes in precarious condition.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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That history came to an end after wrecking crews tore down the wing’s two stories of offices and reception rooms last week.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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That’s why the Springsteen arguments are blowing up like the Chicken Man.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since then, her phone has been blowing up.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Conservative Supreme Court Justice's Views on Obergefell Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, signaled interest in reexamining past precedents like Obergefell in a concurrence with the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling overturning Roe.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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With this reasoning, the Court ruled against Scott and legalized slavery in the territories by overturning the Missouri Compromise.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many see a change to higher density as necessary to make the city vibrant and affordable, while others view density as obliterating the essence of Lakewood, that is, open space and trees — what people moved to Lakewood for.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dowdle has 473 total yards over the past two games, obliterating another record previously held by McCaffrey.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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