BULLDOZED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

bulldozed

verb

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past tense of bulldoze

as in pushed

to force one's way bulldozed through the crowd at the arena, urgently trying to find the bathroom

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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 Trump has already bulldozed the East Wing, which had been built in 1902 during President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration and expanded in 1942 during Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. —

Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026 Hence, the litany of defensive mistakes and conceding goals in quick succession — Chelsea leaked two late goals to turn a slender PSG advantage into a daunting one, Manchester City were bulldozed by three Federico Valverde goals in 23 minutes and Spurs were 4-0 down after 23 minutes. —

Tim Spiers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Chuy's bulldozed on Dallas' Mckinney Avenue 5. —

Elías Valverde, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026 Much of my academic work focused on the postwar planning mistakes of the 20th century, when cities across America bulldozed neighborhoods in the name of progress and built places for cars instead of people. —

Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 It has since been bulldozed, but around 300 people lived there at its peak. —

Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 The latter of which, of course, has since been bulldozed in order to create her husband’s ballroom. —

Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. —

Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026 In less than a year, Kennedy has bulldozed vaccine policy precedent and shaken up government personnel. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026

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The confirmation of the 2035 bid, submitted jointly by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, was also pushed back to form part of the same event.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Toronto then pushed their lead into the 20s early in the fourth.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026