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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Photos of a bulldozer tearing through the wing’s facade went viral on social media.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The new images of the White House show the former site of the East Wing, built in 1902 and renovated in 1942, completely demolished with several bulldozers and skip loaders clearing the last of the rubble.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
This plan amounts to a war on both species of owls and the weapons are guns, chain saws, and bulldozers.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Rubble admits that Mayor Humdinger used his bulldozer to break into Santa’s workshop.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
The new images of the White House show the former site of the East Wing, built in 1902 and renovated in 1942, completely demolished with several bulldozers and skip loaders clearing the last of the rubble.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
This plan amounts to a war on both species of owls and the weapons are guns, chain saws, and bulldozers.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Rubble admits that Mayor Humdinger used his bulldozer to break into Santa’s workshop.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Bulldozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldozer. Accessed 7 Dec. 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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