dynamiting

Definition of dynamitingnext
present participle of dynamite
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Verb
  • In June 2024, it was officially named a cultural-historic landmark, preventing Milstein and Bank from razing it.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The bulk of people experiencing emergency levels of hunger live in Haiti’s northwest region, including Artibonite, which gangs have mercilessly attacked in recent years, razing communities and destroying farmland.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Many family members are opposed to demolishing and/or selling the property.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026
  • The Preakness is taking place at Laurel Park between Baltimore and Washington this spring while its longtime home, Pimlico Race Course, is rebuilt as part of a massive construction project that included demolishing the debilitating old structure.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • In the team's binary merger model, the compact object is close enough to its stellar companion to rip off its outer hydrogen layer without completely destroying the star.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • The fires hit close to home, destroying both Pratt’s Pacific Palisades residence and his parents’ home.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The Bills will head into the season without a true, identifiable game-wrecking defensive player on the roster.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The animal begins wrecking the fields and terrorizing the people.
    Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The wires are crossing, the cover stories are blowing up.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Kimberly Shaw blowing up the apartment building at the end of season 4 is a core memory for fans.
    Andrea Lavinthal, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now, a new study argues that the ancient impact likely came from north to south, overturning some earlier interpretations and potentially changing the scientific value of NASA’s future Artemis missions.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
  • Lawmakers in the past have taken actions against cities, such as preventing them from setting their own minimum wage and overturning some Boise rental protections.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • That’s Racine’s journey, completely reopening, obliterating, and doing surgery on the wound.
    Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • Mikko Rantanen was obliterating Jared Spurgeon behind the net, separating him from the puck and nearly separating his head from his body.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Dynamiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamiting. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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