raze
verb (used with object)
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground.
is razing
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present progressiveof raze (3rd person singular).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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Part of the work of the orcs is razing trees, destroying nature in the service of the evil industry which chugs along like a locomotive.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
The Post went on to say that one possibility is razing homeless encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2019
The military is conducting security operations in Rakhine but the government denies it is razing homes.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2016
The Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry is razing his London mansion just to add a really ridiculous one.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2012
So much has been destroyed that it’s hard to feel even a tingle of fuzzy nostalgia for the house that Ruth built and the city is razing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2010
