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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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.
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Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Mertensotto Field While the new municipal campus is at the same site as the current city hall building, new construction would include razing the baseball field known as Mertensotto Field at Civic Center Park.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
And what a voice — what an instrument of razing and of raising.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Mertensotto Field While the new municipal campus is at the same site as the current city hall building, new construction would include razing the baseball field known as Mertensotto Field at Civic Center Park.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
And what a voice — what an instrument of razing and of raising.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
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 30 May. 2026.
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