Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
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In response, the city endorsed a plan to clear major sections of the waterfront for a federal highway — razing industrial sites and promising construction jobs, but at the cost of irreplaceable historic sites along Baltimore’s waterfront.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026 -
In a region that defaults to razing the old for the new, giving a defunct terminal a second life is a sign that some Gulf landmarks are worth preserving.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Nov. 2025
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On Thursday morning, crews were nearly finished demolishing the adjacent structures, one of which was damaged by a fire in March 2024.—
Thomas Gounley,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Police forces, alongside enforcement officers from the Israel Land Authority, arrived at the compound with bulldozers and engineering equipment and began demolishing the site, according to footage obtained by CNN.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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The court also convicted Han of falsifying the martial law proclamation and destroying it and lying under oath.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Where, in the springtime, sudden storms send tornadoes tearing through towns, destroying everything in their wake.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Luddites are back, wrecking technology in a quixotic effort to stop progress.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Givaudan initiated the process to receive a wrecking permit in August and has been working over the past few months to get the proper approval from various agencies, including Louisville MSD and the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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More news to know now Trump backs away from blowing up NATO.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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The story is set in the mid-2000s and centers on betrayal, both personal and political, culminating in a plot to assassinate late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il – father of current leader Kim Jong Un – by blowing up his train.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Taking an unprecedented approach to using the relatively novel Congressional Review Act, the House voted 214-208 in favor of overturning a 20-year mining moratorium that was established in 2023.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
21 Jan. 2026
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Francesca Nadin of Prisoners for Palestine said the hunger strikers’ case – and growing support for overturning the ban on Palestine Action – reflect intensifying public concern over the right to free speech.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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As if obliterating the stage wasn’t enough, Doechii also pulled off a semi-upset, taking home the best rap album Grammy for Alligator Bites.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
20 Jan. 2026
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With 51 treys this season, Heinricy’s career total sits at 252, obliterating the school mark of 205.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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