bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər 
also ˈbəl-
1
: one that bulldozes
2
: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth
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Wright’s Field is a jewel that only needs gentle stewardship, not bulldozers.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
As the president tests the limits of his executive authority and takes a bulldozer -- in some cases literally -- approach to changing Washington and the country, the ramifications for Republicans and Democrats are going to be played out in these results.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
About a month before bulldozers took to the East Wing, Adams and other former Nixon staffers staged a letter-writing campaign to the National Capital Planning Commission.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
After the shroud is completely covered, a bulldozer scoops up the dirt and drops it into a nearby pile.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
As the president tests the limits of his executive authority and takes a bulldozer -- in some cases literally -- approach to changing Washington and the country, the ramifications for Republicans and Democrats are going to be played out in these results.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
About a month before bulldozers took to the East Wing, Adams and other former Nixon staffers staged a letter-writing campaign to the National Capital Planning Commission.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
After the shroud is completely covered, a bulldozer scoops up the dirt and drops it into a nearby pile.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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bulldozer
noun
bull·doz·er
ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər
: a piece of earth-moving equipment that rides on tracks and has a broad blade for pushing (as in clearing land of trees)
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