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
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
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Entire neighborhoods have been razed to the ground and tens of thousands of civilians killed amid the fighting.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
In 2016, the U.S. military initiated a campaign to root out ISIS from Mosul, Iraq, which killed about five thousand militants and twice as many civilians; the fighting ended up razing a city of two million people.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Aurora’s family home had been taken by involuntary eminent domain so her Latino neighborhood could be razed.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Hillwood plans to raze the entire 90-acre-site, but will only redevelop its 55-acre-portion, which backs up against Interstate 275.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
In 2016, the U.S. military initiated a campaign to root out ISIS from Mosul, Iraq, which killed about five thousand militants and twice as many civilians; the fighting ended up razing a city of two million people.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Aurora’s family home had been taken by involuntary eminent domain so her Latino neighborhood could be razed.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Hillwood plans to raze the entire 90-acre-site, but will only redevelop its 55-acre-portion, which backs up against Interstate 275.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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 3 Aug. 2025.
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