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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
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.
—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.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In 1932, that building was razed and a new one constructed.
—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.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
As the first rendering of a possible ballpark and mixed-use development shows, Sutter Health Park, where the Triple-A River Cats call home, would be razed.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
—Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
But before that could happen, it was razed to the ground.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
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.
—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.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
In 1932, that building was razed and a new one constructed.
—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.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
As the first rendering of a possible ballpark and mixed-use development shows, Sutter Health Park, where the Triple-A River Cats call home, would be razed.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Freed from predation, purple urchins razed vast swaths of kelp unchecked.
—Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
But before that could happen, it was razed to the ground.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 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.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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When the new plant opens, Fiveash will eventually be decommissioned and demolished, but not right away.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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The existing residence was demolished, though plans to build a new house never moved forward.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Showing up to shoot in person would only have ruined the city with its realness.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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In March, prolonged high temperatures shattered dozens of records in Southern California.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Williams arrived to find the business' windows shattered, after the roof of nearby restaurant Jay's Backyard BBQ collapsed in the blaze.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In a phone interview with The Times, her sister, Vanessa Marseille, said the family was shocked and devastated over the incident.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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Just across the Mississippi River in Avondale, Louisiana, a tornado wrecked four homes, Jefferson Parish spokeswoman Rachel Strassel said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Archer's wickets were smashed by an unplayable shooter under his bat.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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The suspect also allegedly attacked a car at a gas station, which was found with its windows smashed out and an axe inside, and he was seen pushing down shelves inside the station’s market, BBC News reported.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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