dynamiting

present participle of dynamite

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamiting
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The White House has required at least some of the construction workers tasked with demolishing the East Wing to sign nondisclosure agreements barring them from discussing their work, according to sources familiar with the project.
    Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Overdevelopment destroying our communities.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Unless this is another ploy by women who are intent on destroying each other.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The big money takeover is wrecking college sports.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, her phone has been blowing up.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some of my WhatsApp chats were blowing up as family and friends who were also on tenterhooks constantly posted pics and videos.
    Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company's board has also come under scrutiny over its compensation agreements for Musk, with a Delaware court overturning his 2018 pay deal earlier this year, finding it was improperly awarded, and that directors were not fully independent when making their decision.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Regardless, support for a review opens the potential of the court overturning the entire law.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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