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- verb Present participle of
raze .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun complete destruction of a building
- noun the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
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Examples
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Those who have gone over there ... have had two principal methods for extirpating and razing from the face of the earth those miserable nations.
The Allure of the Same: Robert Southey's Welsh Indians and the Rhetoric of Good Colonialism 2006
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Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) said that while he expresses support for NIU students and faculty, he does not support the idea of razing Cole Hall with taxpayer money.
Northern Star 2009
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When my older daughter was around two, she asked me if I was "razing".
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Talk of "razing" their culture is itself revelatory of primitive and genocidal beliefs
The teddy bear teacher is sentenced to 15 days in prison. Ann Althouse 2007
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"Talk of "razing" their culture is itself revelatory of primitive and genocidal beliefs, and our own current and historical behaviors domestically and abroad reveal our own readiness to behave savagely."
The teddy bear teacher is sentenced to 15 days in prison. Ann Althouse 2007
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Talk of "razing" their culture is itself revelatory of primitive and genocidal beliefs, and our own current and historical behaviors domestically and abroad reveal our own readiness to behave savagely.
The teddy bear teacher is sentenced to 15 days in prison. Ann Althouse 2007
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While Shin Bet, the Israel Security Agency, has yet to officially rule that the attacks were politically motivated, Israeli authorities are keen to crack down on East Jerusalem residents: Jerusalem witnesses the intensive presence of police and armed citizens, and officials expedite procedures that would authorize punitive measures, such as razing the perpetrator's family home, expelling the families of Palestinians involved in attacks against Israelis and revoking the Israeli identity cards of their immediate relatives.
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Del Valle mentioned the midnight razing of Meigs Field, which Daley did without permission.
Some Laughs (And Surprises) At Latest Mayoral Forum The Huffington Post 2011
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Del Valle mentioned the midnight razing of Meigs Field, which Daley did without permission.
Some Laughs (And Surprises) At Latest Mayoral Forum The Huffington Post 2011
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Yet, few studies to date have sought to examine the environmental impacts of razing old buildings and erecting new structures in their place.
F. Kaid Benfield: Why Historic Buildings Matter to the Environment F. Kaid Benfield 2012
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