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adjective

Definition of dynamitednext
as in destroyed

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dynamited

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verb

past tense of dynamite
as in razed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamited
  1. razed
  2. demolished
  3. destroyed
  4. mangled
  5. obliterated
  6. wrecked
  7. devastated
Verb
  • In 1982, the elder Assad razed the city of Hama, and to this day no one knows how many tens of thousands of people were buried and left to rot in its rubble.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The site includes a Chevron station, several restaurants, a tattoo shop and a strip retail center, all of which would be razed to develop the new building on the site.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of razed
Verb
  • One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • Fire officials say that at least seven structures were destroyed.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Weather officials said the conditions were similar to those of early November, when dangerous winds whipped through Ventura County and fueled the Mountain fire, a nearly 20,000-acre inferno that destroyed 243 structures, including homes.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
Adjective
  • On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top Russian general was assassinated — and signaled a potentially dangerous new phase of the war in Ukraine.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The mangled front part of the car is wrapped around the tree while the back half is on the road about 30 feet away.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mangled
Verb
  • But the Knicks obliterated that number, scoring 97 points by the third quarter and cruising to a statement victory.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The plastic trays holding about $15,000 worth of peony starts were obliterated and the tiny balls of soil scalded in the heat.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of obliterated
Verb
  • Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrecked
Adjective
  • To secure a stable and unified country, urgent and sustained regional and international support will be needed to help Syrians restore order, establish a civilian government, encourage reconciliation and transitional justice, and start rebuilding a devastated country.
    Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
  • As Matar shares the group’s astounding, exuberant videos shot amid devastated landscapes, Zuiater finds hope and resistance in their activities.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of devastated
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