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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
When the Eaton Canyon fire razed the North Los Angeles community earlier this year, Colvert watched as the flames destroyed her school and many of her friends’ homes.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
More than 70,000 people died in the Israel’s retaliatory military campaign in Gaza, which also razed the Palestinian territory to the ground, leaving most of its two million strong population living in tents and without regular food supplies.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Gacy's house was demolished, and the property was razed in April 1979.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In this case, the building has been essentially razed.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Musa explained that returning home is not easy for Palestinians in Gaza, where homes have been razed and essentials like water and food are unavailable.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Palestinians shared images showing entire neighborhoods razed to the ground.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Its war has also taken a huge toll on ordinary Gazans, with whole areas razed to the ground.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Blocks flattened in Jabalia and Rafah In several areas that Israeli forces have controlled for extended periods of time, including Rafah, northern Gaza, and Khan Younis, buildings along entire blocks of cities have been razed altogether.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
More than 70,000 people died in the Israel’s retaliatory military campaign in Gaza, which also razed the Palestinian territory to the ground, leaving most of its two million strong population living in tents and without regular food supplies.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Gacy's house was demolished, and the property was razed in April 1979.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
In this case, the building has been essentially razed.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Musa explained that returning home is not easy for Palestinians in Gaza, where homes have been razed and essentials like water and food are unavailable.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Palestinians shared images showing entire neighborhoods razed to the ground.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
Its war has also taken a huge toll on ordinary Gazans, with whole areas razed to the ground.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Blocks flattened in Jabalia and Rafah In several areas that Israeli forces have controlled for extended periods of time, including Rafah, northern Gaza, and Khan Younis, buildings along entire blocks of cities have been razed altogether.
—Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razed
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The East Wing has been demolished before our eyes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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More recently, high-profile firms including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin and Meta Platforms have agreed to help finance the ballroom Trump plans for the White House after ordering the building’s East Wing to be demolished.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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No, baseball was not yet ruined.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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There is even Depardieu’s own late son, Guillaume, whose death at age thirty-seven was hastened along by heroin use that had ruined his health, and over whom Ferrara recalls Depardieu shedding copious tears during one of their early meetings.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The case of Mamulya, a donkey whose hoof was shattered, apparently in a mine explosion, becomes central to the story, emblematic of the assistance the sanctuary receives from within and beyond Ukraine’s borders in order to provide state-of-the-art medical treatments.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Residents of Kingston, Jamaica, were already dealing with floodwaters on Friday, as concerns are growing that the impact could be the worst since Hurricane Gilbert devastated the island in 1988.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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This happened when Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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After back-to-back freezes wrecked their crops in New Smyrna Beach, the Bryans found fertile land in Hollywood and established the county’s first orange grove on the land the house stands on, Taylor said.—
Amanda Rosa
October 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Ravens host the Chicago Bears in what feels like a must-win for a 1-5 Baltimore squad that’s been wrecked by injuries.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wood obviously smashed it on opening weekend, scoring twice against Brentford, while Joao Pedro blanked, filling me with instant regret.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The thieves then smashed two display cases using the angle grinder and removed eight pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife, according to police.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Razed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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