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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Some 15,000 single-room occupancy units are demolished in Skid Row and 7,000 low-income Victorian homes are razed on Bunker Hill as civic leaders move to modernize downtown.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The façade was saved when the old building was razed and repurposed for the new structure.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The subsequent war to oust Hamas from Gaza has taken a devastating toll on ordinary Gazans, with many thousands killed and whole neighborhoods razed to the ground.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
According to family lore, Mr. Milstein was once renovating a former furniture store in Pine Brook, N.J., when a demolition company presented an exorbitant estimate for razing a wall.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
The façade was saved when the old building was razed and repurposed for the new structure.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The subsequent war to oust Hamas from Gaza has taken a devastating toll on ordinary Gazans, with many thousands killed and whole neighborhoods razed to the ground.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
According to family lore, Mr. Milstein was once renovating a former furniture store in Pine Brook, N.J., when a demolition company presented an exorbitant estimate for razing a wall.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 21 May 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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