razed; razing
1
: to destroy to the ground : demolish
raze an old building
2
a
: to scrape, cut, or shave off
b
archaic
: erase
razer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of raze in a Sentence
an entire city block razed by a terrible fire
the developer razed the old school building and built a high-rise condominium complex
Recent Examples on the Web
It was later razed, and today, a QuikTrip gas station stands in its place.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
And the beams can be repurposed if the building is ever razed.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2024
The Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe last lived won't be razed after all, after members of the city council voted unanimously to designate it a historic cultural monument.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 27 June 2024
But the area was completely razed — some 1,000 homes burned in the 2020 fires — and the people who lived there hadn’t returned.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
And the beams can be repurposed if the building is ever razed.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2024
The Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe last lived won't be razed after all, after members of the city council voted unanimously to designate it a historic cultural monument.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 27 June 2024
But the area was completely razed — some 1,000 homes burned in the 2020 fires — and the people who lived there hadn’t returned.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for raze
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“Raze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raze. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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