raze
verb (used with object)
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
are razing
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present progressiveof raze.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now, crews are razing buildings to prepare the property for development.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
To make way for the 220,000-square-foot mall, workers are razing the SeaPort Marina Hotel, which had seen better days as one of the city’s finest hostelries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2017
Developers are razing hundreds of old houses likely to contain asbestos amid an infill boom.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2015
In this free puppet musical from New York City Children’s Theater, developers are razing a city park and putting up a shopping mall.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2015
They are razing the large buildings and conveying the bricks with the other booty to Omdurmân.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz
