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as in intimidated
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 bulldozed
The track is in bankruptcy proceedings to be sold to either continue as a race track or to be bulldozed in favor of real estate development.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Photos posted online now show a wide path bulldozed right through the middle of it.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
The military has bulldozed or demolished wide swaths of the zone, and the area, where most of Gaza’s agricultural land lies, is inaccessible to Palestinians.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
But Breakker bulldozed the 60-year-old Heyman through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Two local officials from Yaroun and a nun who spent time at the convent in recent years told the AP that the photos posted in the Israel statement were of another building next to the convent that housed a clinic and archbishopric, and that the Israeli military had bulldozed the convent.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Photos posted online now show a wide path bulldozed right through the middle of it.
—Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
The military has bulldozed or demolished wide swaths of the zone, and the area, where most of Gaza’s agricultural land lies, is inaccessible to Palestinians.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026
But Breakker bulldozed the 60-year-old Heyman through the barricade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project.
—Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
As for your wife’s objection, Miss Manners will point out that good manners need not mean being bulldozed by others.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Two local officials from Yaroun and a nun who spent time at the convent in recent years told the AP that the photos posted in the Israel statement were of another building next to the convent that housed a clinic and archbishopric, and that the Israeli military had bulldozed the convent.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozed
Verb
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Verb
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Uzbekistan, playing in its first World Cup, was not intimidated by the big stage, weathering a withering Colombia attack in a 3-1 loss.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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If you're intimidated by perfectly matching color, an all-black outfit is a great place to start.—
Julia Guerra,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Verb
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As Pino sobbed, family members of Lucy Fernandez squeezed into the wood courtroom pews behind Adams while Pino’s supporters sat behind him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Almost the entire population of Gaza, more than 2 million people, has been squeezed into vast, squalid tent cities dependent on international aid.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Bonnie's new device Lilypad initially causes problems with this, leading her to be brutally bullied in a group chat and shamed into rejecting her toys.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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After a difficult childhood and a painful falling out with her family, Daveigh was bullied and struggled to find safety and happiness in downtown LA.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Verb
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.—
Monica Rodriguez-Aguilera,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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