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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
Two years ago, Delva was forced to flee his neighborhood of Solino after gangs stormed in and razed much of it to the ground.
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Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
It was razed, and in its place is Liberty Towers, an affordable senior living building.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Israeli troops occupy more than 10% of Lebanese territory, leaving a trail of destruction that has seen swaths of the country’s south all but razed.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Because this is about football, the sport that has destroyed rivalries, razed conferences and served up its departmental peers like sacrificial lambs.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Wilson said district officials concluded by March 2026 that the entire former building would need to be razed.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
In 1932, that building was razed and a new one constructed.
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Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
On my right was a patch of wild Florida that had been razed to make room for a new subdivision built by Lennar.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
It was razed, and in its place is Liberty Towers, an affordable senior living building.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Israeli troops occupy more than 10% of Lebanese territory, leaving a trail of destruction that has seen swaths of the country’s south all but razed.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Because this is about football, the sport that has destroyed rivalries, razed conferences and served up its departmental peers like sacrificial lambs.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Wilson said district officials concluded by March 2026 that the entire former building would need to be razed.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
In 1932, that building was razed and a new one constructed.
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Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
On my right was a patch of wild Florida that had been razed to make room for a new subdivision built by Lennar.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razed
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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The Bills’ former stadium, called Highmark Stadium, is in the process of being demolished.
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But a landmark designation could take about nine months and ultimately buildings can still be demolished, under state law.
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Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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In practice, organic liquids like crude oil ruined everything.
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Carelessness and accidents happen, however, so take some time with each season to go through items and toss anything that’s faded, shattered, or stopped working.
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His remaining leg was shattered.
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Earlier that day, Contreras had broken down in tears while talking about the deadly earthquakes that devastated his native Venezuela.
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Carr, who has spent decades documenting South Florida's Indigenous history, said the region's Native population had been devastated long before the American Revolution.
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In the history of mankind, socialist success stories are as rare as triple plays in baseball, but plenty of countries have been wrecked by it — Venezuela and Cuba, to name just two.
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My polishing pads are always getting wrecked, used, or stolen by my dog (or all of those things).
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Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
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The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
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“Razed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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