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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
Decatur regained the lead as Akilyz Rivera bulldozed in for a one-yard TD run on the first play of the final quarter.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Many of us garden on the fill that was bulldozed around when our home was built.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
On the next play, Zach Allen bulldozed through Tennessee’s offensive line to drop Ward 11 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2024, North Attleboro (11-2) bulldozed its way to a championship, only to see juggernauts like King Philip and Marshfield join them among its Div.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Someone had to have dug the pit, stacked the corpses, bulldozed over the mass graves.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
But in building the infrastructure required for nuclear testing, and in the subsequent clean-up efforts, the US bulldozed vegetation, changing local ecosystems.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The forest giants went down before the saw and ax, and anything left was bulldozed to the ground so that pine trees might be planted for pulpwood.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
The tents that remained – and everything in them – were soon bulldozed and taken to a landfill.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Many of us garden on the fill that was bulldozed around when our home was built.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
On the next play, Zach Allen bulldozed through Tennessee’s offensive line to drop Ward 11 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2024, North Attleboro (11-2) bulldozed its way to a championship, only to see juggernauts like King Philip and Marshfield join them among its Div.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Someone had to have dug the pit, stacked the corpses, bulldozed over the mass graves.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
But in building the infrastructure required for nuclear testing, and in the subsequent clean-up efforts, the US bulldozed vegetation, changing local ecosystems.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The forest giants went down before the saw and ax, and anything left was bulldozed to the ground so that pine trees might be planted for pulpwood.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
The tents that remained – and everything in them – were soon bulldozed and taken to a landfill.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulldozed
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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If verified, some researchers suggest this respite also could be a glimpse of future hurricane seasons, with the historic early-to-mid-September peak pushed back on the calendar.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For anyone who loves cooking or has long been intimidated by it, Typhur has designed a future where every meal can be mastered, and every cook can have the power of precision in their hands.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Riki felt intimidated at the mere mention of a neighborhood like Ebisu, and her friend showed up that day looking especially elegant, her hair dyed a stylish reddish-brown, dazzling everyone around her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Detroit squeezed 38 points out of six possessions, turning a close game into a major reality check for the Bears.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Why American farmers are feeling squeezed It's been a tough year for America's farmers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Friends of mine received unwanted explicit snaps from male peers, some were contacted by complete strangers, and many were bullied on the platform.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Family pets, especially dogs, are frightened by the noise and will hide or try to run away.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the first Nobody, Odenkirk’s Hutch has to reignite the sleeping assassin within himself after his family was frightened by a botched home invasion.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Bulldozed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulldozed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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