Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
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That would have involved razing homes in Black neighborhoods.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Heavy equipment has been razing the multi-level concrete parking garage at 99 Founders Plaza for the past several weeks, and then will tear down the 150,000-square-foot former Bank of America offices.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The arena, which would host sports, concerts and other events, is is expected to cost around $242 million to build, though the entire renovation, which includes demolishing the 58-year-old Millet Hall and installing parking near Cook Field, could cost up to $281 million.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other possibilities involve demolishing the structure for street-level transit or repurposing it as a pedestrian and bicycle trail.—
David Bauerlein,
Florida Times-Union,
26 Feb. 2026
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The beams would be far brighter than the full moon and, even if carefully pointed, would scatter in the atmosphere to be very bright off-beam, disrupting wildlife and effectively destroying the sky’s remaining natural beauty by erasing the stars from our sight.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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An estimated 50,000 pounds of ice collapsed the sanctuary roof, destroying nearly everything.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere, a driver was rescued after calling 911 when her Chevy sedan stalled in high water, wrecking just off the road in Morgan Township, according to dispatchers.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Mar. 2026
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Earthlings aren't the only ones safe from a city-wrecking-size asteroid.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
5 Mar. 2026
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Aritzia opens location at Kenwood mall after blowing up on TikTok.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Feb. 2026
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After blowing up the friend group, Stephen tells Lucy to leave with him and, certainly not to the surprise of Van Patten or White, Lucy does.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The white truck struck the motorcycle and continued into an irrigation canal, overturning.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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But David Oppenheimer, a UC Berkeley law professor and director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, said overturning affirmative action would create more inequality and less opportunity in the workplace.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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But if the obliteration lasted only half a year, what value is there in re-obliterating it?—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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After a two-hour rain delay, the game was called, obliterating it from the record books.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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