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as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
one of those gatherings at which high-pressure sales reps try to bulldoze naive people into buying time-shares
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Recent Examples of bulldoze
When federal agents moved in to remove the last occupiers in 1971, officials had plans to bulldoze the entire thing.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
American consumers and markets have turned deeply pessimistic about the economy since Trump bulldozed ahead with his plans for taxes on imports from China and other key economic partners, including neighbors Mexico and Canada.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Because the new designs wouldn’t increase the footprint, the council has deemed that Grammer doesn’t need prior permission and can bulldoze away.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
The arches and keys were gone, bulldozed by Israeli soldiers the previous fall.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
American consumers and markets have turned deeply pessimistic about the economy since Trump bulldozed ahead with his plans for taxes on imports from China and other key economic partners, including neighbors Mexico and Canada.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Because the new designs wouldn’t increase the footprint, the council has deemed that Grammer doesn’t need prior permission and can bulldoze away.
—Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025
The arches and keys were gone, bulldozed by Israeli soldiers the previous fall.
—Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldoze
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As Nuno pointed out, the player of the season award could reasonably have been renamed the ‘team of the season award’ during a campaign in which Forest followed up back-to-back fights against relegation by pushing for Champions League qualification.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Some of the administration's pressure tactics: threatening to take away Harvard's non-profit status, freezing $3 billion in federal grant dollars, barring the university from enrolling foreign students, and pushing Congress to increase taxes on university endowments.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Democrats have said the Trump administration is trying to intimidate them out of performing their role overseeing how the executive branch implements laws.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The guys who are willing to intimidate by hurting people will always win.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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His rustiness was evident, as he was bullied off the ball often and punished for an uncharacteristically poor first touch at the Emirates Stadium.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But he’s bullied at that school, and even at home, things rarely go his way.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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“Bulldoze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldoze. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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