raze
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Less than a year after watching flames raze his home in the Altadena foothills, Ted Koerner has moved into a brand new house, one of the first to rebuild in this Los Angeles suburb.
From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026
Should she decide to raze the existing dwelling, she may find herself facing some resistance, given its impressive architectural pedigree.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025
It was only on Wednesday, a full two days after the demolition had started, that the administration admitted that the plan was to raze the entire East Wing.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
"It was my house and I built it with a lot of hard work. How can they just come and raze it without even telling me?"
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
We had little sleep each night, not knowing when the bulldozers would come to raze our home.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing raze
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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