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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Buildings were razed and rebuilt, swimming pools installed, and state-of-the-art stadiums and classrooms created.
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Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That building was razed in 2020, and thus far, nothing has replaced it.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
More than 170 families, the majority of them Black, were displaced and their homes were razed.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Image Trump goes after independent agencies President Trump’s campaign to raze and reshape the federal bureaucracy found a new focus on Tuesday: bringing independent agencies like the S.E.C. more firmly under the White House’s command.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
That building was razed in 2020, and thus far, nothing has replaced it.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
More than 170 families, the majority of them Black, were displaced and their homes were razed.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Image Trump goes after independent agencies President Trump’s campaign to raze and reshape the federal bureaucracy found a new focus on Tuesday: bringing independent agencies like the S.E.C. more firmly under the White House’s command.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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