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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
What was formerly open pastureland has been razed and graded for home sites.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Residents of Sousi Tower, a prominent 15-story building, told The Associated Press that the Israeli army gave them around 20 minutes to grab their belongings and flee before warplanes razed the building.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The plans call for the two existing buildings at those lots to be razed, according to city documents.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But before that could happen, it was razed to the ground.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The quake razed three villages in Kunar, with substantial damage in many others, authorities said.
—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
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
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Residents of Sousi Tower, a prominent 15-story building, told The Associated Press that the Israeli army gave them around 20 minutes to grab their belongings and flee before warplanes razed the building.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
The plans call for the two existing buildings at those lots to be razed, according to city documents.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
But before that could happen, it was razed to the ground.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The quake razed three villages in Kunar, with substantial damage in many others, authorities said.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razed
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 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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When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 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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However, even after the lighthouse started operating, ships still wrecked nearby, including the Los Angeles in 1894 and the Majestic in 1909.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 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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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Razed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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