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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 quake razed three villages in Kunar, with substantial damage in many others, authorities said.
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Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Three villages were razed in Kunar province alone, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Fire swept through the high-oxygen rain forests of the Carboniferous and razed the terrestrial biosphere in the End-Permian mass extinction.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Today, the house is gone, razed sometime after the Baptist Bible Seminary, Arlington Baptist’s predecessor, bought the property in 1956.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
The building opened in late 2020 on the former site of the old Statler Hotel, a once-grand Detroit hotel that closed in 1975 and was razed in 2005.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Newmarket Hall, formerly home to livestock sales, was razed earlier this year to make room for the new building, which will be about the size of six football fields.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The buildings are traditionally wood, and so most of Kyoto has been repeatedly subject to fires, razed and rebuilt many times over the past millennium.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
More than 12,000 buildings burned to the ground and thousands of acres were razed to ashes.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Three villages were razed in Kunar province alone, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Fire swept through the high-oxygen rain forests of the Carboniferous and razed the terrestrial biosphere in the End-Permian mass extinction.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Today, the house is gone, razed sometime after the Baptist Bible Seminary, Arlington Baptist’s predecessor, bought the property in 1956.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
The building opened in late 2020 on the former site of the old Statler Hotel, a once-grand Detroit hotel that closed in 1975 and was razed in 2005.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Newmarket Hall, formerly home to livestock sales, was razed earlier this year to make room for the new building, which will be about the size of six football fields.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The buildings are traditionally wood, and so most of Kyoto has been repeatedly subject to fires, razed and rebuilt many times over the past millennium.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
More than 12,000 buildings burned to the ground and thousands of acres were razed to ashes.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razed
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video shows a couch completely destroyed, with stuffing pulled out and the frame exposed down to the springs.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The family faces a critical point that will either make their bond stronger or leave it shattered forever.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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However, fans and even former houseguests, many devastated, took to social media to voice their anger with the show.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lebanon was devastated by a year-long conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, triggered by the militia’s backing of Hamas after the Palestinian militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kitchens were wrecked, and diners were an endangered species.—
Beth D'Addono,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, the winds yesterday undid all that labor and wrecked our structure.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Razed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razed. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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