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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
an entire city block razed by a terrible fire
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as in demolished
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex
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Recent Examples of razed
The building will be razed to make way for new midfield taxiways to support the airport’s forthcoming second concourse, which is scheduled to open in the early 2030s.
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Countless structures were razed.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The park is part of a decadeslong effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park, and would replace parking spaces at the fairgrounds, serving nearby neighborhoods.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Polo Grounds also counted as part of Brush’s legacy, at least until the stadium was razed to make way for a public housing complex.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
That was the first step of what Puerto Rico hopes will be a rebirth of a Winter Olympics program that had been razed to the ground.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The building, which most recently housed the information technology team, is scheduled to be razed in April, Superintendent Amanda Alaniz said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Bonhams, the international auction house, managed to find such a spread in a 42,000-square-foot space that is knitted from the lower floors of an odd collection of prewar buildings and razed lots, with pops of old brick walls and limestone interrupting expanses of sheer, contemporary glass.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
The units were razed in 1972 to make way for a Days Inn.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Countless structures were razed.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Feb. 2026
The park is part of a decadeslong effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park, and would replace parking spaces at the fairgrounds, serving nearby neighborhoods.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Polo Grounds also counted as part of Brush’s legacy, at least until the stadium was razed to make way for a public housing complex.
—Libby Cierzniak, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
That was the first step of what Puerto Rico hopes will be a rebirth of a Winter Olympics program that had been razed to the ground.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The building, which most recently housed the information technology team, is scheduled to be razed in April, Superintendent Amanda Alaniz said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Bonhams, the international auction house, managed to find such a spread in a 42,000-square-foot space that is knitted from the lower floors of an odd collection of prewar buildings and razed lots, with pops of old brick walls and limestone interrupting expanses of sheer, contemporary glass.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
The units were razed in 1972 to make way for a Days Inn.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razed
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The biggest difference is that the old Kop terrace, which stood derelict for years, has finally been demolished, with a new stand now under construction.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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After swinging through a slider on the first pitch, Guerrero demolished a low, inside curveball into the concourse over the left-field seats for a two-run homer that made it 4-1.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Why the mistake should have ruined your day, Miss Manners cannot guess.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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The command structure behind that network is now shattered.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The community was blindsided and devastated by her sudden death.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outreach workers and public health officials say the highly addictive synthetic opioid has devastated many people living on the streets nearby.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Vonn’s hugely successful World Cup season at age 41 was ended by a nasty crash one month ago at the Milan Cortina Olympics that wrecked her left leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Born in Finland, raised in Boston, then wrecked in Ohio, the poor woman couldn’t exist as matter anymore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Will Gasparino leads the Bruins with 11 home runs so far this season, while top MLB draft prospect Roch Cholowsky has smashed eight homers.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wearing hooded sweatshirts and full-face masks, the robbers ordered employees to one part of the room at gunpoint before two of them smashed the glass display cases with sledgehammers, The Charlotte Observer previously reported.—
Nick Sullivan
March 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
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