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has razed

  • present perfect of raze (3rd person singular).

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When he finally relents, she discovers that the invading Nazi army has razed her shtetl and that its inhabitants, including her parents, are gone.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

It has razed 7,950 acres and was 35% contained, said CalFire officials on Monday morning.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2023

Detroit has aggressively taken on its blight problem since emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history eight years ago, and has razed more than 20,000 abandoned houses in that time.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2022

Eventually, hundreds more were redeployed from the Dixie fire, which has razed more than 800,000 acres and was less than half contained on Tuesday afternoon.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2021

If you had noticed, you must have seen this evening that he has not left us so much as an egg, except these walls which are new; for he has razed the entire town.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar